Speak up article on the concept of ‘Arhat’ in the Jain and Bauddha traditions
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In this issue, we have an article in English titled Arhat – Within the Frameworks of Jainism and Buddhism by Mr. Shailesh Shinde. Mr. Shinde is a Research Assistant in the ‘‘Jaina Prosopography Database Project’’ of SOAS, London working in collaboration with Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. The article explores the meaning of the word "arhat" in the two shraman traditions and extrapolates similarities between them.
The facts and the views expressed in the article are those of the author only. The email address of the author is shaileshchanakya@gmail.com. A reader may send his/her questions or comments to the author directly.