Jainism: Research Highlights and Future Outlook
Motivation and Intuition Understanding a tradition as rich and multifaceted as Jainism benefits from diverse perspectives. While my own understanding is rooted in personal experience, this post aims to explore how Jainism is being examined and interpreted through the lens of global academic inquiry. By surveying the current research landscape, aim is to uncover the level of scholarly involvement, recent publication trends, and the central questions being addressed by researchers around the world. Methodology and Keywords Preliminary search on keyword "Jainism", using Google Scholarly and filtering articles since 2025 Key Highlights Jainism’s holistic philosophy challenges anthropocentric sustainability by promoting reverence for nature and justice for all beings, offering a comprehensive framework for sustainable thinking and practice. [ref.1] Mayilai Seeni Venkatasamy’s Buddhism and Tamil explores the profound historical influence of Buddhism on Tamil culture, challenging do...