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DEJS: Jain Contemplative Practices

October 13, 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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Webinar

EJSP LIVE! People Power for Animal Freedom - A Conversation with Laila Kassam

September 23, 2025

A special LIVE! episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, featuring featuring Laila Kassam, Executive Director of Project Phoenix.

DEJS: Jain Contemplative Practices

October 13, 2025

Dialogues in European Jain Studies '25-'26 kicks off with scholars from University of Ottawa, Florida Int. University & Arihanta Institute

Compassion in Sikh Dharmic Tradition: A Way of Life, Not Just a Virtue

October 14, 2025

Voices in Compassion Studies featuring Devinder Pal Singh who introduces the Sikh approach to compassion.

Buddhist Compassion: Rest, (Non)Action & Responsibility

November 4, 2025

Voices in Compassion Studies featuring Anna Halafoff who explores Buddhist understandings of compassion with emphasis on Dzogchen Buddhism.

Community

Ahiṃsā Living Circle

November 8, 2025

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

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.

Conference

Arihanta Institute at the 2025 American Academy of Religion (AAR)

November 22-25, 2025

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Arihanta Institute’s faculty look forward to another impactful year at the AAR’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Latest News & Info

Arihanta Institute Announces $1 Million Endowment for Professorship in Vegan and Animal Advocacy Studies

New Book Announcement: Engaged Jainism

Critical and Constructive Studies of Jain Social Engagement (Miller and Bohanec, SUNY 2025)

By Christopher Miller, PhD

Engaged Jainism presents 17 chapters from prominent new and senior scholars from around the world who showcase their approaches to engaged Jain studies using interdisciplinary approaches exhibiting varying degrees of the “constructive-reproductive,” “critical-analytical,” and “critical-constructive” methodological tendencies.

Awakening the Path of Jain Yoga

A Journey of Transformation and Self-Discovery

By Cogen Bohanec, MA, PhD

Jain Yoga, rooted in the ancient wisdom of Jainism, offers a profound path for spiritual growth, self-discovery, and transformation. This timeless tradition, emphasizing non-violence (ahiṃsā), truthfulness (satya), and asceticism, has evolved over centuries, adapting to diverse cultural contexts, including modern Western societies.

EJS Podcast Ep. 25 Eileen Goddard

Bhakti Approaches to Compassion

Prof. Bohanec, engages in a profound discussion with Eileen Goddard, a Religious Studies PhD candidate at UCSB delving into her fascination with the Caitanya Vaiṣṇava tradition and exploring the sixteenth-century Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava movement which is the subject of her research and the focus of her upcoming CSI course.