Academic Program ISSJS 2008

DELHI
Day & Date Ref No AM/PM Details of the lecture Lectures
31.5 Saturday 1.1 Morning till 3PM Registration, scholars discussions (expectation, acquaintance) Shugan MLJain
31.5 1.1 16.00-18.30PM Session (scholar’s guide, Help desk, program schedule, papers and books) MLJain
1.6 Sunday 9.30-14.00 Inauguration program
Free shopping, sight seeing (personal)
2.6 Monday 1.3 8-9.30AM Uniqueness of Jainism Shugan Jain
2.6 1.2 10.00-11.30 Jain Disphora. Sulekh Jain
2.6 11.45-12.30 Open session
3.6 Tuesday 2.1 8-9.30AM History of Jainism RP Jain
3.6 2.2 10.00-11.30 Jain Sects, texts, acaryas RP Jain
3.6 11.45-12.30 Open session RP Jain
4.6 Wednesday 2.4 8-9.30AM Mahavira’s life and teachings. Anekant Jain
4.6 2.13 10.00-11.30 Towards a sociology of Jain PC Jain
4.6 2.14 11.45-12.30 Structure & processes in Jainism social, ethical & schism RK Jain
5.6 Thursday 2.12 8-9.30AM Jain rituals, (worships, life events. Monks etc.) JK Upadhye
5.6 2.10 10.00-11.30 Jain liturgy (prayers, psalms, poojas JK Upadhye
5.6 11.45-12.30 Open session JK Upadhye
6.6 Friday 3.1 8-9.30AM Nature of reality, substance Anekant Jain
6.6 3.2 10.00-11.30 7 verities, soul-matter interactions Anekant Jain
6.6 11.45-12.30 Open session
7.6 Saturday Visits
8.6 Sunday Personal Day Off
9.6 Monday 2.5 8-9.30AM Jain Paintings Kamal Giri
9.6 2.5 10.00-11.30 Jain paintings and caves Kamal Giri
10.6 Tuesday 2.5 8-9.30AM Jain idols, iconography (Deogarh, Gwalior, SBG) MNP Tiwari /Hukam C Jain
10.6 2.5 10.00-11.30 Jain art, architecture (Ranakpura, Dilwara, Caves) MNP Tiwari /Hukam C Jain
10.6 2.12 11.45-12.30 Jain festivals, pilgrimage Shugan Jain
11.6 Wednesday 8-9.30AM Scholar’s seminar. Work done in Delhi review.
11.6 10.00-11.30 Pilgrimage briefing
12.6 Thursday 6AM Leave for pilgrimage and Jaipur 6AM