Journal of Dharma
an international quarterly of world religions
published by

the Dharma Research Association,
Centre for the Study of World Religions,
Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram,
Dharmaram College,
Bangalore, India.

founded in 1975

publishes four times annually.



Journal of Dharma is a scholarly research publication of interreligious studies on live issues of religion, philosophy and theology.

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ISSN: 0253-7222  

Journal of Dharma is indexed in:
Religion Index One: Periodicals, Chicago;
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A & HCI) and Current Contents/Arts & Humanities (CC/A&B) of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19104;
the Philosopher's Index, Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green University, Ohio-43403;
American Theological Library Association - Religion Indexes, 5600 South Woodlawn Ave., Chicago Ill. 60637;
Bowker Serials Bibliographies, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, N.Y. 10036;
Science of Religion published by Root and Branches, Cambridge, England
and available also in Microfilms; University Microfilms International, Michigan.



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Editorial Board

Chief Editor: Dr. Jose Nandhikkara, Chief Editor
(Email: nandhikkara@hotmail.com)
Office Telephone: +91-80-41116333
Postal Address: Journal of Dharma, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Dairy Circle, Hosur Road, P.O. Dharmaram College, Bangalore 560029, India

Associate Editors: J. G. Arapura, McMaster, Hamilton, Canada;
Thomas Aykara, CIIS, Rome;
J. B. Chethimattam, Dharmaniketan, Calcutta;
Thomas Kadankavil, CSWR, Bangalore;
Thomas Kalam, Thiruvananthapuram;
Antony Kalliath, DVK, Bangalore;
Thomas Kochumuttom, Muvattupuzha, Kerala;
Thomas Manickam, CSWR, Bangalore; Thomas Manninezhath, CSWR, Bangalore;
Cherian Menacherry, DVK, Bangalore;
Mathias Mundadan, Jeevass, Aluva;
G. C. Nayak, ICPR, Delhi;
Raimundo Panikkar, Barcelona, Spain;
Kuncheria Pathil, DVK, Bangalore:
Joseph Pathrapankal, DVK, Bangalore;
David Scott, UTC, Bangalore;
William Sweet, St Francis Xavier University (Canada)

Board of Consultants: F. R. Allchin, Cambridge; Amaladoss, Vidya Jyothi, Delhi; J. P. Clayton, Bogton, U.S.A.; John Bowker, Cambridge, U.K.; Jung Yound Lee, Drew University, New Jersey; Jyothi Sahi, Bangalore; G. J. Larson, UCSB, California; J. Macquarrie, Oxford; Thomas Mampra, Darsana, Wardha; J. Masson, Belgium; H. Nakamura, Tokyo; A. Nambiaprambil, A., Lake Charles, U.S.A.; Oberhammer, Vienna; R. C. Pandey, Delhi; Ninian Smart, UCSB, California.

Book Review Editors: J. B. Chethimattam, Mathias Mundadan, Thomas Manickam and V. Venkatakrishna.

Executive Secretary: Augustine Kochuvelikkakath, DVK


While the Editors recognize the need for free expression of differing opinions by our collaborators and contributors within the natural limits of academic freedom and responsibility, they do not necessarily subscribe to their views.


Correspondence (manuscripts, books for review) should be sent to:

Fr Augustine Thottakara, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Dharma, Dharmaran Vidya Kshetram, Dharmaran College, Bangalore 560 029 INDIA Fax: 91 80 553 6046

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