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Welcome to Fall 2026 Semester at Arihanta Institute!
08/27/2026
A new semester. New students. New courses. A growing future for Engaged Jain Studies. 🍂📚
Fall 2026 is here at Arihanta Institute—and Christopher Jain Miller, PhD, VP of Academic Affairs and Professor of Jain & Yoga Studies, welcomes our global community into a new season of learning, scholarship, and connection.
Whether you’re ready to go deeper into Sanskrit and primary texts, explore the Yoga Sūtra, engage contemporary questions in Jain philosophy, veganism, ecology, and social justice, or simply join us for an upcoming public lecture or conversation, there are many ways to learn with us this fall.
✨ Coming up at Arihanta Institute:
📖 University Sanskrit 1 & 3 — Cogen Bohanec, MA, PhD
🧘 Yoga Sūtra: The Classical Yoga of Patañjali — Christopher Jain Miller, PhD
📜 Yogaśāstra of Hemacandra — Christopher Jain Miller, PhD
🌱 Reading Think Like a Vegan — Emilia A. Leese
🧘 Yoga Sūtra: The Classical Yoga of Patañjali — Christopher Jain Miller, PhD
📜 Yogaśāstra of Hemacandra — Christopher Jain Miller, PhD
🌱 Reading Think Like a Vegan — Emilia A. Leese
Graduate seminars in the MA–Engaged Jain Studies program include:
🐘 Engaged Jainism & Animal Advocacy — Jonathan Dickstein, PhD
🧘🏿♂️ Jain Yoga — Christopher Jain Miller, PhD
🧘🏿♂️ Jain Yoga — Christopher Jain Miller, PhD
💎 Two more sessions of the Engaged Anekāntavāda Speaker Series
🐮 Three more sessions of the Voices in Vegan Studies Speaker Series
💬 Plus public lectures, faculty events, and opportunities to connect with our growing scholarly community
🎓 And a new academic year for our MA in Engaged Jain Studies, as we continue building the field and look ahead to the launch of our PhD program
Wherever you are in your learning journey, there is a place to begin—and a path to go deeper.
Welcome to Fall 2026. We’re glad you’re here.