Diploma Course Paper I & II

DIPLOMA COURSE

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

D3 UNIT: 1		Progress of Development of Souls
	3.1.1	Basic Powers of the Body (6 Paryapti)
	3.1.2	Jain Science of Anatomy and 10 Pranas
	3.1.3	84 Lakhs of Births (yoni)
	3.1.4	Five Bodies of Souls

D3 UNIT: 2		Utility of Jain Mathematics
	3.2.1	Things, Elements and Essence of Jain Cosmos in Numbers
	3.2.2	Introduction to Jain measurements
	3.2.3	Terminology of Grains, Gold, Silver and Iron
	3.2.4	Exchange of Parts, Sub-parts, Selling and Buying

D3 UNIT: 3		Discussion of Loka and A-loka
	3.3.1	Nature of Loka and Aloka (Discussion of Soul with Five Astikayas)
	3.3.2	Two and a Half Continents
	3.3.3	Fourteen Raj-loka (Upper World, Middle World, Lower World)
	3.3.4	Nature of Liberation (moksa)

D3 UNIT: 4		Various Faculties of Learning
	3.4.1	Jain Sculpture
	3.4.2	Introduction to Basic Works of Jain Astronomy.
	3.4.3	Palmistry, Numerology, Omens, Dream, etc.
	3.4.4	Jain Science of Vocal Music

Jain Dharma Prakasaka
Paper –4 : Jain Literature

D4 UNIT: 1		Agama and Commentary Literature
	4.1.1	Introduction to Agama Literature
	4.1.2	Glimpse of the literary Works of Agama Literature
	4.1.3	Introduction to the Commentary Literature
	4.1.4	Commentaries by Haribhadrasuri

D4 UNIT: 2		Types of Narratives
	4.2.1	General Introduction to Philosophical Literature
	4.2.2	Works of Philosophical Literature
	4.2.3	Introduction to Theoretical Literature
	4.2.4	Introduction to the Works of Theoretical Literature

D4 UNIT: 3		Literature about Yoga and Karma
	4.3.1	Nature of Yoga in Jain Philosophy
	4.3.2	Important Works of Yoga Literature
	4.3.3	General Introduction to the Karma Principle
	4.3.4	Introduction to the Important Works like Karma-prabhrta, etc.

D4 UNIT: 4		Narrative and Moral Literature
	4.4.1	Radition of Jain Narrative Literature
	4.4.2	Delineation of Narratives in the Agama and Non- Agama Works
	4.4.3	Independent Narrative Literature : Tara¡gavat», etc.
	4.4.4	Upadesamala