Natalia Zheleznova

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Year and Place of Birth

Born in 1972, Ulyanovsk

Education

Graduated from Department of History of Foreign Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov in 1991-1996.
Post graduation: Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of History of Foreign Philosophy in 1996-1999.

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. in Philosophy (1999). Ph.D. Thesis: “The Jain Doctrine of Path to Liberation (mokshmarg)” (in Russian) at Philosophy Department of the Moscow State University.

Field of Studies

Jainism, Indian philosophy.

Professional appointments

Senior Researcher Fellow at the Department of History and Culture of Ancient East, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences from 1999 till present.
Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Oriental Philosophies, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences from 2009 till present.
Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Oriental Philosophies, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences from 2001 till 2009.
Leading Research Fellow at the Department of History of Foreign Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov from 2001 till 2010.

Teaching

Visiting Professor at the Russian State University for Humanities, from 2005 till present.

University courses

History of Eastern Philosophy (Moscow State University)
Buddhist Philosophy (Moscow State University Russian State University for Humanities)
Indian Philosophy of Conscience (Moscow State University)
Jainism (Moscow State University, Russian State University for Humanities)
History of Indian Philosophy (Russian State University for Humanities)

List of Publications

Books:

2018

Dzhaynizm. Entsiklopedicheskiy slovar' [Jainism. Encyclopedic Dictionary]. Moscow: Nauka — Vostochnaya literatura, 2018. 367 p. (ISBN 978-5-02-039810-8).

2015

Pudzh'yapada. Sarvarthasiddhi (Preface, translation from Sanskrit and appendices by N.A. Zheleznova). Moscow: Nauka — Vostochnaya literatura, 2015. 390 p. (ISBN 978-5-02-036588-9).

2012

Digambarskaya filosofiya ot Umasvati do Nemichandry: istoriko-filosofskie ocherki [Digambara Philosophy from Umasvati to Nemichandra: Historical and Philosophical Sketches]. Moscow: Vostochnaya literatura, 2012. 431 p. (ISBN 978-5-02-036516-2).

2005

Uchenie Kundakundy v filosofsko-religioznoy traditsii dzhaynizma [Doctrine of Kundakunda in Philosophical and Religious Tradition of Jainism (with translation from Prakrit into Russian “Samaya-sara”, “Pravachana-sara”, “Panchastikaya-sara” and “Niyama-sara]. Moscow: Vostochnaya literatura, 2005. 343 p. (ISBN 5-02-018454-3).

Papers:

About 30 papers on different aspects of Jainism, Buddhism and Indian culture. These include:

2017

“The Constitution of a Literary Legacy and the Tradition of Patronage in Jainism.” Jaina Studies. Newsletter of the Center of Jaina Studies 12(2017): 18-19.

2016

“Lokusy sakral'nosti: predstavlenie o prostranstve v dzhaynskoy traditsii [Locus of the Sacred: the Idea of Space in the Jain Tradition].” Pod nebom Yuzhnoy Azii. Territoriya i prinadlezhnost': geopoliticheskoe konstruirovanie i subiektnost' vospriyatiya obitaemyh prostranstv [Under the Sky of South Asia. Territory and Affiliation: Geopolitical Design and Subjectivity of Perception of Inhabited Spaces.] A.V. Bochkovskaya ed. Moscow: Nauka – Vostochnaya literatura, 2016: 323-341.
“Dzhayny v Tamilnade: chuzhie sredi svoih, svoi sredi chuzhih [Jains in Tamil Nadu: Strangers Among Their Own, Their Own Among Strangers].” Tamil tanta paricu. Sbornik statey v chest' 75-letiya A.M. Dubyanskogo [Tamil Tanta Paricu. Collection of Articles in Honor of the 75th Anniversary of A.M. Dubyansky] LXIII(2016): 270-284.

2012

“Dzhaynskiy mistitsizm i uchenie o trekh atmanah v Corpus Cundacundae [Jain Mysticism and the Doctrine of the Three Atmanas in Corpus Cundacundae].” Indiya – Tibet. Tekst i vokrug teksta [India – Tibet. Text and Around Text.] V.V. Vertogradova ed. Moscow: Yazyki slavyanskoy kul'tury, 2012. P. 82-93.

2011

“Buddizm v Tibete [Buddhism in Tibet].” Filosofiya buddizma: Entsiklopediya [“Philosophy of Buddhism: Encyclopedia.”] M.T. Stepanyants chief. ed. Moscow: Vostochnaya literatura, 2011. P. 105-117.

2010

“Ortodoksiya i ortopraksiya: razlichiya mezhdu digambarskoy i shvetambarskoy vetvyami dzhaynizma [Orthodoxy and Orthopraxia: The Differences between the Digambara and Shvetambara Branches of Jainism].” Religiovedcheskie issledovaniya [Religious Studies] 3-4(2010): 52-66.

2009

“Jain Studies in Russia.” A Quarterly Research Journal for Jainology and Prakrit Languages. V.S.M. Delhi, 4(2009): 91-94.
Article on Jainism on the Internet site: https://www.synologia.ru/a/Джайнизм.
“Globalizatsiya: indiyskiy otvet na mirovoy vyzov [Globalization: The Indian Response to the World Challenge].” Voprosy filosofii [Russian Studies in Philosophy] 7(2009): 54-67.

2008

20 papers on Indian Philosophy in: Indiyskaya filosofiya. Entsiklopediya [Indian philosophy. Encyclopedia]. Moscow: Vostochnaya literatura, 2008.
“Raskoly v istorii dzhaynizma: k postanovke problem [Splits in the History of Jainism: the Formulation of the Problem].” Sbornik statey “Vsevolod Sergeevich Sementsov i rossiyskaya indologiya” [Digest of articles “V.S. Sementsov and Russian Indology.”)] V.K. Shohin ed. M.: Vostochnaya literatura, 2008: 187-212.

2006

“‘Tattvartha-adhigama-sutra’ Umasvati.” Istoriko-filosofskiy ezhegodnik [History of Philosophy Yearbook] (2006).

2005

“Corpus Cundacundae: problema datirovki [The Dating Problem of the Corpus Cundacundae].” Indiya – Tibet. Tekst i vokrug teksta [India – Tibet. Text and Around Text.] V.V. Vertogradova ed. Moscow: Vostochnaya literature, 2005.

2000

“‘Pravachana-sara’ Kundakundy kak pervyy kompendium po filosofii v digambarskoy traditsii dzhaynizma [Kundakunda’s ‘Pravachana-sara’ as the First Compendium on Philosophy in the Digambara Tradition of Jainism].” Drevnost': Istoricheskoe znanie i spetsifika istochnika. Materialy konferentsii, posvyaschennoy pamyati E. A. Grantovskogo [Antiquity: Historical Knowledge and Specificity of the Source Text. Materials of the Conference Dedicated to the Memory of E.A. Grantovsky.] Moscow: Kogelet, 2000. P. 59-63.

1999

“Predstavleniya o Puti Osvobozhdeniya v dzhaynskoy traditsii [Ideas about the Path of Liberation in the Jain tradition].” Drevnie kul'tury Vostochnoy i Yuzhnoy Azii. Sbornik statey [Ancient cultures of East and South Asia. Collection of Articles.] V.V. Ivanov ed. Moscow: Izdatel'stvo Moskovskogo universiteta, 1999: 77- 92.

1994

“Vvedenie v eticheskuyu problematiku Acharanga-sutry. Kniga vtoraya. Chast' tret'ya. Lektsiya, nazyvaemaya Punkty [Introduction to the Ethical Issues of Acharanga-Sutra. The Second Book. Part Three. A Lecture Called Points].” Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 7. Filosofiya [Bulletin of the Lomonosov MSU, series 7: Philosophy] 4(1994): 43-58.

Translations:

2004

“Amritachandra Suri. Purushartha-siddh'yupaya (‘Sredstvo dostizheniya tseli dushi’) [Amritachandra Suri. Purushartha-siddh'yupaya (‘Means of Achieving the Goal of the Soul’)].” (Preface, translation from Sanskrit and notes by N.A. Zheleznova.) Istoriya filosofii [History of Philosophy] (2004).

2000

“Kundakunda. ‘Panchastikaya-sara’.” (Preface, translation from Sanskrit and notes by N.A. Zheleznova.) Istoriya filosofii [History of Philosophy] 7(2000): 175-200.
“‘Pravachana-sara’ Kundakundy.” (Preface, translation from Sanskrit and notes by N.A. Zheleznova.) Voprosy filosofii [Russian Studies in Philosophy] 9(2000): 127-150.

Participation at congresses and conferences

2017

2017, November 3-6 — Speaker at the Prakrit International Conference, Shravana Belgola, India (paper: “Prākṛt or Prākṛts: Different Approaches to the Problem”).
2017, October 12-13 — Speaker at the conference “Under the Sky of South Asia: Servant and Lord”, IOSRAS, Moscow (paper: “Service (Vayavrittya) as the Basis of Social Interaction in the Digambara Community”).
2017, June 14 — Speaker at the All-Russian scientific conference with international participation "Man and Society in the Context of Modernity (Philosophical Readings in Memory of Professor P.K. Grechko)", RUDN, Moscow (paper: “What is Philosophy in the Context of the Jain Tradition: to the Formulation of the Problem”).
2017, March 16-17 — Speaker at the Interuniversity conference "The Taste of the East: Culture, History and Religion in the Gastronomic Traditions of Asia and Africa", MGIMO, Moscow (paper: “Food as a Basic Identity-forming Element in the Jain Tradition”).

2016

2016, October 12-13 — Speaker at the VI conference "Under the Sky of South Asia: The Thing and the Good", IOSRAS, Moscow (paper: "Material Representatives of the Incorporeal in the Digambara Tradition of Jainism").
2016, September 15-16 — Speaker at the International workshop at Lyon 3 university, France (Organised by Christine Chojnacki and Basile Leclère) (paper: “Akalanka’s Bhaṭṭa’s Rājavārttika: an Example of Textual Transmission in the Digambara Philosophical Commentary Tradition”)

2015

2015, October 9-10 — Speaker at the international conference in honor of the 80th anniversary of prof. Hampany Nagarajyaha, Berlin, Germany (paper: “Jaina Studies in Russia”).

2014

2014, Sept. 26-28 — Speaker at the Anuvrat International Conference. Delhi (paper: “Jain Ethic in Modern World: Western Approach”).

2009

2009 Febr. 03 — Speaker at the Philosophy Department, Khalsa-college, Mumbai (paper: “Indologists Studies in Russia”).

2007

2007 June-July — Participant in International School of Jain Studies, India.

2005

2005, May — Speaker at the section "Philosophy of the East" of the International Philosophical Congress, Moscow (paper: “The Problem of the Ratio of Spiritual and Material Substances in Jain Philosophy”).

2003

2003 — Speaker at the Roerich readings, Moscow (paper: “Corpus Cundacundae: Dating Problem”).

2000

2000, October — Speaker at the conference dedicated to the memory of E. A. Grantovsky, Moscow (paper: “‘Pravochana-sara’ of Kundakunda as the First Compendium on Philosophy in the Digambara Tradition of Jainism”).

Awards

2010 March - Kundakunda Puruskar.

Е-mail: Njheleznova@mtu-net.ru