Parshwanath Vidyapeeth

REPORT

Sponsored by: Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi

A Three Day National Seminar on

Historical and Socio-cultural Significance of Jaina Inscriptions

(26-28 October, 2018)

 

The Jaina inscriptions throw light on the origin and development of Jaina church and organizations along with relations with other religious societies. Some Jaina inscriptions are of special importance for the history of Indian dynasties. For Example HÂthÍgumph inscription of KhÂravela and Durjanpur Jaina Mörtilekha  of RÂmgupta. Had the two inscriptions been not appeared identity and place in history of these great kings could have lost into the darkness. Likewise, we have initial information about some southern dynasties such as Gaßga, KadaØba, Hoysala etc. from Jaina inscriptions. The Inscriptions throw ample light on the Socio-economic condition of the concerned period. We get information about  names of Jaina and non-Jaina communities, ramification of castes and Varàas, migration of families, conversion of families to Jainism, names of Individuals, joint family system, position of women, food and drinks, marriage ceremony, customs and ornaments, Coins, rate of Interests, weights and measures, wages,  house rent etc. Jaina inscriptions also furnish information about the polity and system of administration.

Keeping in view the importance of inscriptions, and to discuss the trends, survey, preservation, nature and typology of inscriptions in the light of the other sources of history and also to evaluate the role of the inscriptional evidences as a source of different perspective of Jaina and non-Jain history and culture, Parshwanath Vidyapeeth organized a Three Day National Seminar on Historical and Socio-cultural Significance of Jaina Inscriptions from 26-28 October, 2018.

Inaugural Session:

The inaugural session of the seminar was held on 26^th October 2018 at 10.30 AM. Prof. C D. Singh, Former V C of IGNTU, Amarkantak was the Chief Guest, Prof. Maheshwari Prasad was the Chairman of the session, Prof. Sagarmal Jain was Guest of Honor and Sh. D R Bhansali was present in the seminar as a special Guest. The KEY-NOTE was addressed by Prof. Vibha Upadhyaya, Professor at Dept. of History & Culture, Rajasthan University, Jaipur.

After the inaugural session the first academic session stated at 3.00 pm. Prof. Shubhachandra Jain, University of Mysore, Chaired the session. Prof. Jitendra B. Shah, Ahmedabad, Dr. K K Tripathi, Sagar University and Prof. D N Sharma presented their paper in this session respectively on ‘ Palitana ke Do Durlabha Abhilekha,‘ BundelkhaàÅa ke Abhilekhon ka SÂßskçtika Adhyayana and Critical Study of the Kharvel Inscription.

 On 27^th October, morning the second academic session was started under the chairmanship of Prof. S N Kapoor, Lucknow University. In this session Samani Sangeet Prajna, Jaina Vishwa Bharati, Ladnun, Dr. Arpita Ranjan, National Archives, Delhi, Dr. Raghavendra Singh, Sagar and Prof. J. P. Upadhyaya, Allahabad University, presented their papers respectively on ‘Bikaner SaØbhÂga men PrÂpta Sanskrit Abhilekhon men Nihita SÂßskçtika Tattva, Sculpture of ÀdinÂtha and Sanskrit Inscription of Navagarh, Jaina Abhilekhon Men Varnita SamÂdhi Maraàa and Jaina Inscriptions from Sheragarh.

In third academic session Prof. M N P Tiwari, BHU chaired the session. Prof. S N Kapoor, Lucknow University, Prof. Shubhachandra Jain, University of Mysore and Dr. Shanti Swaroop Sinha, B H U presented their paper respectively on GuptakÂlÍna Abhilekhon men Pratibimbita Jaina Dharma, Historical and Socio-cultural significance of GaßgarÂja’s contribution as depicted in inscriptions from Karnataka, and Khajuraho Men Jaina Abhilekhon men SamakÂlÍna Jaina SamÂja aura PÂrsparika Samanvyaya ke sandarbha and PrÂcÍna Abhilekhaon Men Jaina Kal Se Sambandhita Kuch Sandarbha Evam ìodha Adhyayana Men Unak Mahattva.

On 28^th October the 4^th academic session started at 10.00 am. Prof. Vibha Upadhyay was the chairman of this session. In this session Dr. Archana Sharma, BHU, Dr. Arpita Chatterjee, BHU and Dr. Gangadhar Panda, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University and Prof. Pradyuman Shah Singh, SVDV, BHU presented their paper respectively on ‘RÂîòraköòa RÂj Kçîàa DvitÍya Evam Jaina Dharma: Abhilekhon ke Viîeîa Sandarbha Men, ‘KuîÂàakÂlÍna Mathura Abhilekhon men Koòika Gana’, ‘Hathigumpha Abhilekha- AitihÂsika EvaØ SÂßskçtika Pariprekîya’, and ìravaàanbelgola ke Jaina Abhilekhon men Ullikhita Sanlekhana Dharma’.  The 5^th academic session was held from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm chaired by Prof. H N Dubey, Allahabad University. In this session Dr. O. P. Singh, PV, Dr. Vinaya Kumar, BHU, Prof. Suman Jain, BHU and Miss Sadhana Singh, Ph. D. Scholar, BHU and Dr. Richa Singh, Sen Degree College, Lucknow presented their paper respectively on ‘ Jaino k ìaivo evaØ Vaiîàava ke sÂtha Kalah evaØ Mel-milÂpa, Ardhaphalaka: The Early Jaina Monks of Mathura, Pratiharkalin Jaian abhilekha and ‘Hoyasal Rajavaßïa k  RÂjanÍtika Evam Sanskritka Itihas: Jaina Abhilekhon ke ÀdhÂra Para.

Valedictory session of the seminar was held on 28^th October, 2018 at 3.00 pm. Prof. Yogendra Singh, Vice Chancellor, C S University, Ballia was the Chairman, Prof. Sagarmal Jaina Chaired the session and Prof. Sitaram Dubey, B H U was the Guest of Honor.

In this seminar total 18 papers were presented which are as follows:

1. PÂlitan ke Do Durlabha Abhilekha by Prof. Jitendra B. Shah, L D Institute, Ahmedabad
2. BundelkhaàÅa ke Abhilekhon ka SÂßskçtika Adhyayana, by K K Tripathi, University of Sagar (MP)
3. ‘Critical Study of the KhÂrvela Inscription’ by Dr. D. N. Sharma, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
4. ‘Bikanera SambhÂga men PrÂpta Sanskrit Abhilekhon men Nihita SÂßskçtika Tattva, Samani Sangeet Prajna, Jaina Vishwa Bharati, Ladnun,
5. Sculpture of ÀdinÂtha and Sanskrit Inscription of Navagarh, Arpita Ranjan, National Archives, New Delhi
6. Jaina Abhilekhon Men Varàita SamÂdhi Maraàa by Dr. Raghavendra Singh, University of Sagar
7. Jaina Inscriptions from Sheragarh,  by Prof. J. P. Upadhyaya, Allahabad University
8. GuptakÂalÍna Abhilekhon men Pratibimbita Jaina Dharma S. N. Kapoor, Lucknow University
9. Historical and Socio-cultural significance of Gaßgaraja’s contribution as depicted in inscriptions from Karnataka, Prof. Shubha Chandra Jain, University of Mysore.
10. KhajurÂho Ke Jaina Abhilekhon men SamakÂlÍna Jaina SamÂja aura PÂrasparika Samanvyaya ke sandarbha by Dr. Shanti Swaroop Sinha, BHU
11. PrÂcÍna Abhilekhon Men Jaina Kala Se Sambandhita Kucha Sandarbha EvaØ ìodha Adhyayana Men Unak Mahattva M N P Tiwari, BHU
12. ‘RÂîòtraköòa RÂj Kçîàana DvitÍya EvaØ Jaina Dharma: Abhilekhon ke Viîesî Sandarbha Men, Dr. Archana Sharma, BHU
13. ‘KuîÂàakÂlÍna Mathur Abhilekhaon men Koòika Gaàa’, Dr. Arpita Chatterjee, BHU
14. ‘HÂthÍgumph Abhilekha- AitihÂsika EvaØ Sßskçtika Pariprekîya’, Gangadhara Panda, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
15. ìravaàabelgola ke Jaina Abhilekhon men Ullikhita Saßlekhana Dharma, ’by Prof. Pradyman Shah Singh, BHU
16. Jaino k ìaivo evaØ Vaiîàava ke sÂtha Kalah evaØ Mel-milÂpa, by Dr. Richa Singh, Lucknow
17. Ardhaphalaka: The Early Jaina Monks of Mathura by Prof. Suman Jain, BHU
18. PratihÂrakÂlÍna Jaina Abhilekha,   Sadhana Singh, BHU
19. ‘Hoyasala RÂjavaßïa k  Rajanitika Evam SÂßskçtka ItihÂsa: Jaina Abhilekhon ke ÀdhÂra Para by Dr. Richa Singh, Lucknow