A Jaina Mendicant Council: Proceedings of the 8th Sthānakavāsī Jaina Bṛhad Śramaṇa Saṅghīya Sādhu-Sādhvī Sammelana, Indore 20-29 March 2015
| Main author: | Flügel, Peter |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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| Summary: |
The article discusses the role of monastic councils in the history of Jainism and analyses the unscripted rules of procedure of the great council (bṛhad sammelana) of the mendicants of the Sthānakavāsī Śramaṇasaṅgha 20-29 March 2016 in Indore. Two issues were at stake at the sammelana: (a) selection of the predestined successor to the head of the order,(b)constitutional reform. |
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| Language: | English |
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Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS University of London
2016
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