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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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YJP X Arihanta: Jain Philosophy & Professional Ethics
February 7, 2026
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This session examines how core Jain principles can inform ethical decision-making and leadership in professional life.
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Traumas of Elephant Conservation: State Discipline, Wildness, and Kumki Elephants in Assam
February 9, 2026
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Voices in Vegan Studies welcomes Yamini Narayanan, Associate Professor, Deakin University-Melbourne as our first speaker for 2026.
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Master of Arts in Engaged Jain Studies - Information Session
February 12, 2026
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Join us for an info session to learn more about the Master of Arts in Engaged Jain Studies offered by Claremont School of Theology (CST).
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Letting Nature Lead: Lessons for Our Ecosystems and Our Lives
March 16, 2026
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Voices in Vegan Studies online speaker series features re-wilder, podcast host & author of "Think Like a Vegan," Emilia A. Leese.
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Animal-Free Meat: The Next Agricultural Revolution
April 20, 2026
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Voices in Vegan Studies features Bruce Friederich, Founder & President of the Good Food Institute in our online speaker series.
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4th Annual Engaged Jain Studies Conference: "Engaged Anekāntavāda and Interreligious Dialogue"
April 25-26, 2026
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A FREE 2-day online event bringing together leading scholars of the dharma traditions: Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.
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Arihanta Institute Announces $1 Million Endowment for Professorship in Vegan and Animal Advocacy Studies

Drs. Jasvant and Meera Modi join hands with Dr. Namrata Patel to establish the Tīrthaṅkara Śreyāṃśanātha Endowment for Professorship in Vegan and Animal Advocacy Studies.
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AAR 2025 Boston
An Update from the Field
By Christopher Miller, PhD
Prof. Miller has returned from the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Boston. It was an exciting and wonderful opportunity to meet with colleagues and friends and to share the methods of Engaged Jain Studies across multiple disciplinary communities. He shares some of the highlights of this annual academic ritual.
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EJS Podcast Ep. 29 | Engaged Jainism
Critical & Constructive Studies of Jain Social Engagement
In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Dr. Venu Mehta interviews Arihanta Institute Professors Dr. Christopher Jain Miller, Dr. Cogen Bohanec, and Dr. Jonathan Dickstein about the forthcoming edited volume, Engaged Jainism: Critical and Constructive Studies of Jain Social Engagement (SUNY 2025).
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Arihanta Institute's Professor Christopher Jain Miller awarded Uberoi Foundation Grant for the project “Engaged Anekāntavāda”
Arihanta Institute is proud to announce that the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies has awarded a grant to Professor Christopher Jain Miller, Vice President of Academic Affairs, to lead and organize the 2026 initiative, “Engaged Anekāntavāda: Jainism Engaging Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism+.”
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