Buddhism and Jainism Emerge
(Can humans escape from
violence, desire, and rebirth?)


*early maps*; *Milinda's coins*
*the story of the Buddha's life*
medieval *Jain temples* and *Jain art*
 
 
 
 
 
REQUIRED WORK:

== Stein, pp. 63-73

== Embree, vol. 1, pp. 49-75: "The Basic Doctrines of Jainism"
== Embree, vol. 1, pp. 93-120: "Theravada Buddhism"

 
 
 
     
 
 
 
FURTHER RESOURCES:

= The Foundations of Buddhism, by Rupert Gethin (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998).

= Some further resources on Buddhism, linked to Sources of Indian Tradition, here at CU: *Theravada* (most relevant); *Mahayana*; *Vajrayana*

= Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Culture in Indian History, by John Cort (Albany: SUNY Press, 1998). Enter through CU's *NetLibrary* portal; here is its *actual location*

= Some further resources on Jainism, linked to Sources of Indian Tradition: *Jainism*

= "Buddhists, Jains Clubbed with Hindus," by Rathin Das, Hindustan Times, Sept. 25, 2006: *Hindustan Times website*
 

 
     
 

 
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