Religious Ethics and Ethics of Thirukkural A Comparative Study of Focussing Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Islamic Ethics

includes index and biblioraphy

Chapter 1 : Introduction .........1 1. Introduction ...........1 1.1 Major branches of philosophy and their significance .........2 1.2 The function of philosophy ......3 1.3 The philosophy of religion .......3 1.3.1 The meaning ..........5 1.3.2 Main aspects of religion ...........6 1.3.3 The scope of religion .............6 1.3.4 The philosophy of ethics ...........6 1.4 The major religious ............8 1.4.1 Hindusim ..........8 1.4.2 Janism ..........9 1.4.3 Buddhism ........9 1.4.4 Christianity .............9 1.4.5 Islamin .........10 1.5 Ancient tamil history - A glance ........10 1.6 The life of thiruvalluvar ......11 1.7 Thirukkual ..........13 1.7.1 The period of thirukkual .....17 1.7.2 Some of the ethical concepts in thirukkual ..........18 1.8 Aim ......31 1.9 Hypothesis .........32 1.10 Methodology .......32 1.11 Scope .....32 Chapter 2 : Hindu religious ethics and thirukkual ethics .......37 2. Introduction ........37 2.1 Hindu sects .....38 2.1.1 Salvism .........38 2.1.2 Vaisnavism ........40 2.2 Hindu religion .........40 2.2.1 Purusarthas .........41 2.2.2 varnashramadharma ...........43 2.2.3 Ashramadharma ...........46 2.2.4 Niskamakarma ...........47 2.2.5 Svadharma ..........49 2.3 Comparison of hindu ethics and thirukkal ethics ..........49 2.3.1 Purusarthas .........49 2.3.2 Varnashramadharma .........51 2.3.3 Ashramadharma ...........52 2.3.4 Niskamakarma ............54 2.3.5 Svadharma ..........54 Chapter 3 : Jaina religious ethics and thirukkual ethics .........59 3. introdruction .........59 3.1 A brief biography of sage vardhamana mahavira ............60 3.2 The sects of Jainism ...............61 3.2.1 Svetambaras ..........61 3.2.2 Digambaras .........61 3.3 The main tenets of jainism .........62 3.3.1 Religion .........62 3.3.2 Three jewels .......62 3.3.3 The ten supreme virtues .........64 3.4 Comparison of jaina ethics and thirukkual ethics ........66 3.4.1 Non -violence ..........66 3.4.2 Truthfulness ............69 3.4.3 Non -stealing ...........70 3.4.4 Chastity ...........71 3.4.5 Non -attachment ..........71 3.4.6 Caste system ............72 3.4.7 Liberation .............73 Chapter 4 : Buddhist religious ethics abd thirukkual ethics .....77 4. introduction ......77 4.1 The life of lord buddha ......77 4.2 The sects of buddhism ...........78 4.2.1 Hinayana buddhism of theravada buddhism .............78 4.2.2 Mahayana buddhism ........78 4.3 The philosophy of buddhism .............80 4.3.1 The problem of suffering ..........80 4.3.2 The four Noble- truths .............81 4.3.3 The eight fold paths .............81 4.3.4 The five precepts ............81 4.3.5 The ten precepts ..............82 4.3.6 Peace .........82 4.4 The comparison of buddhist ethics and thirukkural Ethics ...........85 4.4.1 The four noble truths ..............85 4.4.2 Kindness and compassion .............86 4.4.3 Giving ............87 4.4.4 The five precepts ...............88 4.4.5 The eight fold percepts ...........92 Chapter 5 : Christian religious ethics and thirukkal thics .......99 Chapter 6 : Islamic religious ethics and thirukkual ethics .........119 Chapter 7 : Findings and conclusion ........145