Dear Nataliya, Please find below a few recommended resources regarding liberation in the Jaina philosophy. While there are many more available, these should provide a foundation for your student's research.
Bajželj, Ana. “Like a Castor Seed: Jaina Philosophers on the Nature of Liberation.” *The Journal of Hindu Studies* 12, 1 (2019): 28–48. Bhatt, Bansidhar. “The Concept of Self and Liberation in Early Jaina Āgamas.” In *Self and Consciousness: Indian Interpretation*, 132–72. Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications for Centre for Indian and Interreligious Studies, 1989. Bronkhorst, Johannes. “Kundakunda versus Sāṃkhya on the Soul.” In *Svasti: Essays in Honour of Prof. Hampa Nāgarājaiah for His 75th Birthday*, edited by Nalini Balbir, 215–26. Muddushree Granthamale 75. Bangalore: K. S. Muddapa Smaraka Trust, 2010. Gorisse, Marie Hélène. “Characterising the Self: Knowledge and Liberation in the Samayasāra.” In *Cāruśrī. Essays in Honour of Svastiśrī Carukīrti Bhaṭṭāraka Paṭṭācārya*, edited by Hampasandra Naganarajaiah and Jayandra Soni, 95–107. Bangalore: Sapna Book House, 2019. Jaini, Padmanabh S. *Gender & salvation: Jaina debates on the spiritual liberation of women*. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Glasenapp, Helmuth von. *Jainism An Indian Religion of Salvation. An English Translation of Der Jainismus Eine Indische Erlösungsreligion by Shridhar B*. Translated by Shrotri Lala Sudnar Lal Jain. Vol. XIV. Research Series. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1925. Jain, Jagdish Prasad “Sadhak”. *Salvation Through Self-Discipline: Niyamsara of Kundakunda*. Translated by Translated with an Introduction by Jagdish Prasad Jain “Sadhak”. New Delhi: Radiant Publishers, 2005. Johnson, William. J. *Harmless Souls: Karmic Bondage and Religious Change in Early Jainism with Special Reference to Umāsvāti and Kundakunda*. Lala Sundar Lal Jain Research Series, IX. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited, 1995. Zydenbos, Robert J. (1983). Mokṣa in Jainism, According to Umāsvāti. Wiesbaden: Fr. Steiner. Kind regards, Anubhav SOAS, University of London On Mon, 4 May 2026 at 18:05, Nataliya Yanchevskaya via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > One of my undergraduate students is working on a paper comparing > conceptions of liberation in Hinduism and Jainism, and I am writing to ask > whether any of you could recommend scholarly articles or book chapters on > the topic of liberation in Jainism. Any suggestions would be greatly > appreciated. > Nataliya > --------- > Nataliya Yanchevskaya > Princeton University > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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