How to sleep ? What to dream ? Sleep and dream dos and do’nts in the Jain tradition

Nalini Balbir (1)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528

Devalorization of sleep in the Jain monastic tradition, versus great value attached to vigilance. Details about rules regarding sleep and dreams in the monastic books of discipline, stories and representation in Jain art.

Mots clés: India; Jainism; Jain monasticism; Sleep and dream; Chedasūtras

Domaines: Religions; Littératures; Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie

Nalini Balbir. How to sleep ? What to dream ? Sleep and dream dos and do’nts in the Jain tradition . Claudine Bautze-Picron. The Indian Night. Sleep and Dreams in Indian Culture, Rupa & Co, pp.103-158, 2009, 978-81-291-1388-7. ⟨halshs-01442757⟩