3 Nonviolence and the Framework of Jain Ethics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Language and Transliteration xi
5. Part one. Foundational Principles
6. 1 Why Jainism and Bioethics? 1
7. 2 Life, Nonlife, and Karma 12
8. 3 Nonviolence and the Framework of Jain Ethics 44
9. 4 Jainism’s Evolving View of Medicine 75
10. Part two. Principles of Application
11. 5 Potentials of (Re)Birth 107
12. 6 Wages of Life 147
13. 7 Calculations of Death 182
14. Epilogue: Multiple Voices and Future Directions in Jain Bioethics 213
15. Notes 215
16. References 241
17. Index 271