In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Christopher Jain Miller, PhD, interviews Dr. Venu Mehta, Assistant Professor of Jainism and Comparative Spiritualities at Claremont School of Theology (CST), and a key collaborator and professor in the MA Engaged Jain Studies track at CST. Hear about how Professor Mehta came to study forgiveness as a form of compassion in Jain Studies, amidst her manifold other research and teaching interests. Also understand how the Jain tradition offers many approaches to forgiveness and compassion in texts as well as in everyday cultural practices. Learn how you too can incorporate Jain practices of forgiveness into your everyday world to live a more compassionate and peaceful life.
Course Announcement
๐ This EJS podcast episode offers a preview of Dr. Mehta's course for the ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐, ๐ธ๐ถ๐ท๐ป | ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. Forgiveness or kแนฃamฤpanฤ is arguably the most important virtue and practice, known to be synonymous to and vital for the practice of non-violence, compassion, and peace for individuals and the global community. As one of the most ancient religious traditions, Jainism is not only rich with the philosophical sources on the concept of forgiveness, but the Jain tradition also offers lived ways to practice forgiveness in our daily life. Learn the Jain way of forgiveness in conversation with non-violence, compassion, and peace.
The ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ is supported by a grant from the Uberoi Foundation.
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ABOUT OUR PODCAST GUEST
Venu Mehta, PhD, Professor at Claremont School of Theology
Venu Mehta is a scholar of Jainism. Her present research focuses on the devotional practices, literature, and iconography of the Jaina Goddess Padmฤvatฤซ, with special attention to vernacular and regional forms of devotion and goddesses in Jainism. Her areas of scholarship in Jain Studies include Jain religious diaspora and sectarian negotiations in the USA, Jainism and ecology, Jain bhakti literature and practices in Gujarat, Jaina theory of Anekฤntavฤda, and Jaina notion of forgiveness.
Her academic background, including research and training in education and literature, led to her first Ph.D. in multiculturalism and literature education. In her first Ph.D. project, she focused on developing theory, methods, and in-class materials to orient learners towards multiculturalism using literature at the higher secondary level.
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