SPEAK UP ARTICLE ON SIMILARITIES IN PRAKRIT’S BAHULAM AND SYADVADABY RAMANI SWARNA
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In this issue, we have an article in English titled Bahulam and Syadvada: Some Similarities by Ms. Ramani Swarna. Ms. Swarna is a Bhagwan Mahavira Prakrit Fellow at ISJS.
The article observes that Jainism proposes a variety of expressions in its concept of syadvada which is quite similar to Hemachandra’s sutra ‘bahulam’ that also provides a variety of changes in speaking or reading Prakrit. It also opens doors to further research in the philosophy of language with reference to Hemachandra’s Siddha-hema-shabdanushasana.
The facts and the views expressed in the article are those of the author only. The email address of the author is swarnaramani664@gmail.com. A reader may send their questions or comments to the author directly.
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In this issue, we have an article in English titled Bahulam and Syadvada: Some Similarities by Ms. Ramani Swarna. Ms. Swarna is a Bhagwan Mahavira Prakrit Fellow at ISJS.
The article observes that Jainism proposes a variety of expressions in its concept of syadvada which is quite similar to Hemachandra’s sutra ‘bahulam’ that also provides a variety of changes in speaking or reading Prakrit. It also opens doors to further research in the philosophy of language with reference to Hemachandra’s Siddha-hema-shabdanushasana.
The facts and the views expressed in the article are those of the author only. The email address of the author is swarnaramani664@gmail.com. A reader may send their questions or comments to the author directly.
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