Part of Paryushan & Das Lakshan English Speaker Series 2026
Samvara and Nirjara During Paryushan and Das Lakshan
Wed, Sep 23 · 9:00 PM EDT
Prof. Jonathan Dickstein on stopping karma and shedding it - the two mechanisms these days are built around.
About this session
Paryushan and Das Lakshan are built around two mechanisms: samvara, stopping the inflow of karma, and nirjara, shedding what has already accumulated. Prof. Jonathan Dickstein, PhD, the Tirthankara Shreyansanath Endowed Assistant Professor of Jain and Vegan Studies at Arihanta Institute, explains how the practices of these days map onto both.
Speaker
Prof. Jonathan Dickstein, PhD
Tirthankara Shreyansanath Endowed Assistant Professor of Jain and Vegan Studies · Arihanta Institute
Jonathan Dickstein, PhD, is the Tirthankara Shreyansanath Endowed Assistant Professor of Jain and Vegan Studies at Arihanta Institute, specializing in South Asian Religions, Religion and Ecology, and Comparative Religious Ethics. He has published in a wide array of journals on topics such as veganism and politics, yoga and diet, Jain veganism, and the ethic of nonviolence (ahimsa).