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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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Upcoming Event
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Engaged Jain Studies Graduate Student Colloquium
February 3, 2026
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This inaugural event showcases emerging scholarship from students in the MA-EJS graduate program.
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Arihanta Event Conference
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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SHARED WORLDS: Concepts, Conflicts, and Connections in Human-Animal Studies
August 1, 2026
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Call for Papers: We invite submissions on key concepts, conflicts, and connections in human–animal studies from all engaged in this work.
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EJSP LIVE! Vegan Then and Now with Victoria Moran
December 11, 2025
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Acclaimed author and educator Victoria Moran joins Jonathan Dickstein for a live episode of the Engaged Jain Studies podcast.
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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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Arihanta Event Partner Event
Living Your Values: Faculty Perspectives on Jain Studies, Ethical Living, and Social Change
November 10, 2025
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A free virtual roundtable exploring how Engaged Jain Studies speaks to finding purpose through education.
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Latest News & Info

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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EJS Podcast Ep. 30 with Victoria Moran
Vegan Then & Now
In this live episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor and lead organizer of the Vegan Studies Initiative, Jonathan Dickstein, PhD, sits down with acclaimed author, educator, and longtime vegan advocate Victoria Moran for a wide-ranging and deeply reflective conversation on the evolution of veganism.
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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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