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Upāsakadaśāh is the seventh of the 12 Jain āgamas said to be promulgated by Māhavīra himself. Upāsakadaśāh translated as "Ten Chapters on Lay Attenders" is said to have been composed by Ganadhara Sudharmaswami as per the Śvetāmbara tradition.[ citation needed]
Subject matter
The Upāsakadaśāh describes the duties of lay Jain. It details their prescribed observances, various types of temptations they may face, and what a successful life might look like. [1]
English translations
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Popular English Translations are :- Illustrated SRI UPASAKADASA SUTRA Prakrit Gatha - Hindi exposition - English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana, Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra
Bibliography
- Upāsakadaśāḥ, text and trans. in Hoernlé, A. F. R. (1890). The Uvāsagadasāo or the Religious Experience of an Uvāsaga. Calcutta.
References
- ^ Pruthi, Raj (2004). Jainism and Indian Civilization. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-81-7141-796-4.
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† Tattvartha Sutra is accepted by both Digambara and Śvetāmbara as their texts, although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts. | ||||||||||||||||
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Upāsakadaśāh is the seventh of the 12 Jain āgamas said to be promulgated by Māhavīra himself. Upāsakadaśāh translated as "Ten Chapters on Lay Attenders" is said to have been composed by Ganadhara Sudharmaswami as per the Śvetāmbara tradition.[ citation needed]
Subject matter
The Upāsakadaśāh describes the duties of lay Jain. It details their prescribed observances, various types of temptations they may face, and what a successful life might look like. [1]
English translations
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Popular English Translations are :- Illustrated SRI UPASAKADASA SUTRA Prakrit Gatha - Hindi exposition - English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana, Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra
Bibliography
- Upāsakadaśāḥ, text and trans. in Hoernlé, A. F. R. (1890). The Uvāsagadasāo or the Religious Experience of an Uvāsaga. Calcutta.
References
- ^ Pruthi, Raj (2004). Jainism and Indian Civilization. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-81-7141-796-4.
Fourteen
Purvas (The Prior Knowledge – considered totally lost) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Śvetāmbara Canonical Texts |
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| Digambara Texts |
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† Tattvartha Sutra is accepted by both Digambara and Śvetāmbara as their texts, although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts. | ||||||||||||||||