1001 – Jain Philosophy in Daily Life

What do Jain teachings have to do with my life today? Learn how to answer this question with Jain philosophical texts that provide perennial guidance that applies to your most common everyday life situations Instructor: Christopher Jain Miller, PhD

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Course curriculum

1. Syllabus
2. Text Download: The Jains by Paul Dundas
3. Office Hours
1. Jai Jinendra
2. Jai Jinendra - REFLECTION
3. Namokāra Mantra - Reading
4. Namokāra Mantra
5. Namokāra Mantra - REFLECTION
6. Key Jain Teachings - Reading
7. Key Jain Teachings
8. Key Jain Teachings - REFLECTION
9. WEEK 1 QUIZ: Course Introduction and Basic Themes in Jain Dharma
1. What is Self and What is not Self - READING
2. What is Self and What is not Self
3. What is Self and What is not Self - REFLECTION
4. The Inflow and Binding of Karma - READING
5. The Inflow and Binding of Karma
6. The Inflow and Binding of Karma - REFLECTION
7. Stopping and Burning Karma - READING
8. Stopping and Burning Karma
9. Stopping and Burning Karma - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 2 QUIZ: Jain Karma Theory in Everyday Life
1. Animals & Non-harming in the Jain Tradition - READING
2. Animals & Non-harming in the Jain Tradition
3. Animals & Non-harming in the Jain Tradition - REFLECTION
4. abhakṣya: Forbidden Foods of Jainism - READING
5. abhakṣya: Forbidden Foods of Jainism
6. abhakṣya: Forbidden Foods of Jainism - REFLECTION
7. śākāhārī: Vegetarian or Vegan? - READING
8. śākāhārī: Vegetarian or Vegan?
9. śākāhārī: Vegetarian or Vegan? - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 3 QUIZ: Jain Diet: Which foods are forbidden and which are okay to eat?
1. Common Contemporary Jain Reasons for not using Alcohol - READING
2. Common Contemporary Jain Reasons for not using Alcohol
3. Common Contemporary Jain Reasons for not using Alcohol - REFLECTION
4. What do Jain Texts Say? Scriptural Prohibitions on Alcohol - READING
5. What do Jain Texts Say? Scriptural Prohibitions on Alcohol
6. What do Jain Texts Say? Scriptural Prohibitions on Alcohol - REFLECTION
7. The Consequences of Drinking Alcohol in the Jain Tradition - READING
8. The Consequences of Drinking Alcohol in the Jain Tradition
9. The Consequences of Drinking Alcohol in the Jain Tradition - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 4 QUIZ: Can Jains Drink Alcohol?
1. Understanding the Body in Jainism - READING
2. Understanding the Body in Jainism
3. Understanding the Body in Jainism - REFLECTION
4. Brahmacarya: A Foundational Jain Vow - READING
5. Brahmacarya: A Foundational Jain Vow - LIVE / VIDEO
6. Brahmacarya: A Foundational Jain Vow - REFLECTION
7. How do Jain views on sex and the body apply in my householder life? - READING
8. How do Jain views on sex and the body apply in my householder life?
9. How do Jain views on sex and the body apply in my householder life? - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 5 QUIZ: Jain Views on Sex and the Body
1. What is Science? - READING
2. What is Science?
3. What is Science? - REFLECTION
4. What does it mean to say Jainism is “Scientific”? - READING
5. What does it mean to say Jainism is “Scientific”? - Pudgala and Paramanu
6. What does it mean to say Jainism is “Scientific”?
7. What does it mean to say Jainism is “Scientific”? - REFLECTION
8. What do we do when Jainism and Science don’t agree? - READING
9. What do we do when Jainism and Science don’t agree?
10. What do we do when Jainism and Science don’t agree? - REFLECTION
11. WEEK 6 QUIZ: Is Jainism “Scientific”?
1. Jainism and Animals: The Case of Pāñjrāpols - READING
2. Jainism and Animals: The Case of Pāñjrāpols
3. Jainism and Animals: The Case of Pāñjrāpols - REFLECTION
4. Jainism in the Face of Ecological Disaster: The Case of Climate Change - READING
5. Jainism in the Face of Ecological Disaster: The Case of Climate Change
6. Jainism in the Face of Ecological Disaster: The Case of Climate Change - REFLECTION
7. Potential Jain Solutions to Environmental Challenges - READING
8. Potential Jain Solutions to Environmental Challenges
9. Potential Jain Solutions to Environmental Challenges - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 7 QUIZ: Jainism, Animals, and Ecology
1. Acharya Tulsi and the Aṇuvrat Movement - READING
2. Acharya Tulsi and the Aṇuvrat Movement
3. Acharya Tulsi and the Aṇuvrat Movement - REFLECTION
4. Acharya Chandanaji and Veerayatan - READING
5. Acharya Chandanaji and Veerayatan
6. Acharya Chandanaji and Veerayatan - REFLECTION
7. Impact of Jainism on Global Social Justice Movements - READING
8. Impact of Jainism on Global Social Justice Movements
9. Impact of Jainism on Global Social Justice Movements - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 8 QUIZ: Politics and Social Justice in Jainism
1. Origins of Jain Ritual - READING
2. Origins of Jain Ritual
3. Origins of Jain Ritual - REFLECTION
4. Lay Icon and Temple Worship (Pūjā), Festivals, and Pilgrimage - READING
5. Lay Icon and Temple Worship (Pūjā), Festivals, and Pilgrimage
6. Lay Icon and Temple Worship (Pūjā), Festivals, and Pilgrimage - REFLECTION
7. "Dravya Pūjā and God and Goddess Worship" - READING
8. "Dravya Pūjā and God and Goddess Worship"
9. "Dravya Pūjā and God and Goddess Worship" - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 9 QUIZ: The Meaning of Jain Ritual
1. History of Jain Professionalism - READING
2. History of Jain Professionalism
3. History of Jain Professionalism - REFLECTION
4. Jain Teachings Regarding Prohibited Professions - READING
5. Jain Teachings Regarding Prohibited Professions
6. Jain Teachings Regarding Prohibited Professions - REFLECTION
7. Choosing a Jain Profession Today - READING
8. Choosing a Jain Profession Today
9. Choosing a Jain Profession Today - REFLECTION
10. WEEK 10 QUIZ: Finding or Creating a Non-Violent Jain Career

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1001 – Jain Philosophy in Daily Life

Course curriculum

COURSE OVERVIEW

WEEK 1: Course Introduction and Basic Themes in Jain Dharma

WEEK 2: Jain Karma Theory in Everyday Life

WEEK 3: Jain Diet: Which foods are forbidden and which are okay to eat?

WEEK 4: Can Jains Drink Alcohol?

WEEK 5: Jain Views on Sex and the Body

WEEK 6: Is Jainism “Scientific”?

WEEK 7: Jainism, Animals, and Ecology

WEEK 8: Politics and Social Justice in Jainism

WEEK 9: The Meaning of Jain Ritual

WEEK 10: Finding or Creating a Non-Violent Jain Career

About this course