Certificate Course Paper I & II

CERTIFICATE COURSE

Jain Dharma Prakasaka
Paper – 3 : Various Jain Faculties of Learning

C3 UNIT: 1		Types of Soul from Various Points of Views
	3.1.1	World of Subtle Souls
	3.1.2	World of Gross Souls
	3.1.3	Four States (gati) of Existence of Soul (563 classes)
	3.1.4	Souls of Six Assemblages (nikaya)

C3 UNIT: 2		The Anekantvada in Jain Philosophy
	3.2.1	Terminology of Anekantvad
	3.2.2	Importance of Nayavad
	3.2.3	Proof of Syadvada
	3.2.4	Non violence, Truth and Anekantvad : An Outlook

C3 UNIT: 3		Special Places in accordance with Geographical Viewpoint
	3.3.1	Mount Meru
	3.3.2	Jambu dvipa
	3.3.3	Mahavideha Kaetra
	3.3.4	Astapada Mountain

C3 UNIT: 4		Various Faculties of Learning
	3.4.1	Jain Architecture and the Sculpture
	3.4.2	Jain Art of Painting
	3.4.3	Music and Jain Religion
	3.4.4	Jain Art of Wood-carving

Jain Dharma Prakasaka
Paper –4 : Jain Literature

C4 UNIT: 1		Jain Narrative Literature
	4.1.1	Jain Narrative Literature : Introduction and Importance
	4.1.2	Source and Tradition of Jain Narrative Literature
	4.1.3	Narrative Literature of other Religion
	4.1.4	Psychology of Jain Narratives

C4 UNIT: 2		Types of Narratives
	4.2.1	Historical Narratives about– Bharata-Bahubali, Sanatkumara Chakravarti, Kumarapala Maharaja
	4.2.2	Biographical Narratives about – Jambuswami, Dhanna-Shalibhadra, Dhammila-kumar, Valkalchiri
	4.2.3	Food Narratives, Narratives of Women
	4.2.4	Narrative of Country, Political Narratives

C4 UNIT: 3		Prominent Works of Jain Narrative literature (from Language point of view)
	4.3.1	Prakrit Narratives – Kuvalayamala
	4.3.2	Sanskrit Narratives
	4.3.3	Apabhramsha Narratives
	4.3.4	Narratives from Balavabodha

C4 UNIT: 4		Anthologies of Jain Narratives
	4.4.1	Tri-shashthi-shalaka-purusha-charita
	4.4.2	Upadeshamala
	4.4.3	Upadeshamala
	4.4.4	Moral Narratives