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DEJS: Intellectual Culture of the Jains: Encounters

March 10, 2025

Hearts Beating to the Pulse of Love: The Threefold Rhythm of Restorative Compassion

March 18, 2025

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Arihanta Institute is a world-class online institution for deeper learning of the Jain tradition, its principles, and how these principles apply to daily life for the benefit and well-being of individuals and society in light of today's most pressing concerns.

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Partner Event

UNT Jain Cultural Fair 2025

March 1, 2025

The University of North Texas Jain Studies Program hoists a Jain Cultural Fair with free vegan food, performances & activities.

Webinar

Preksha Meditation: Acharya Shri Mahapragya

March 4, 2025

An insightful Center for the Study of Jain Yoga webinar featuring Acharya Shri Mahapragya, the great master of Preksha Meditation.

Webinar

Ahiṃsā Living Circle

March 8, 2025

A virtual community for those curious about veganism, Jainism, the Dharma traditions, and living compassionately.

DEJS: Intellectual Culture of the Jains: Encounters

March 10, 2025

Dialogues in European Jain Studies on Intellectual Culture of the Jains with Steven Vose, Jean Arzoumanov, and Venu Mehta.

Hearts Beating to the Pulse of Love: The Threefold Rhythm of Restorative Compassion

March 18, 2025

Voices in Compassion Studies with Frank Rogers, PhD on Western spiritual tradition and the three-fold pulse of compassion.

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By Jonathan Dickstein, PhD

Forgiveness in the Jain View

February 18, 2025

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Voices in Compassion Studies with Venu Mehta, PhD on exploring forgiveness in the Jain view.

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Vegan Studies Initiative 2024

A Year in Review

The VSI is a multipronged intervention in the emerging field of vegan studies. The VSI interweaves graduate-level academic training, live and self-paced online learning courses, public conferences and guest speaker events, and global partnerships with aligned organizations.

Ghent University & Arihanta Institute Sign Memorandum of Understanding

New agreement strengthens Jain Studies collaborations between the institutions.

Two leading global research institutions, Ghent University and Arihanta Institute, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen their ongoing work together in the academic field of Jain Studies.

Welcome to Spring Semester 2025 at Arihanta Institute!

Expanding Horizons in Jain Yoga, Compassion, Vegan Studies & Sanskrit

By Christopher Miller, PhD

We are thrilled to embark on another exciting semester with our students and supporters, where we will offer an array of transformative educational opportunities and courses that are not only timely but will deepen your understanding of Jain studies, compassion, and nonviolence.

By Jonathan Dickstein, PhD

Gaushalas

India's status as the world's largest milk producer and second-largest beef exporter highlights the paradox of its massive bovine population, dairy-driven exploitation, and the complexities of cow protection initiatives, revealing a blurred line between shelters like gaushalas and industrial dairy farming.