Pearls of Jaina Wisdom

SR No.: 001668
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dulichand Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 1997
Total Pages: 368
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Principle, & Religion
File Size: 16 MB

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Jaina Agamic Literature
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( restraints ). It also contains a very authoritative account of Lord Mahāvīra's spiritual practices.
2. Sūtrakıtānga: Contains details of Jaina philosophical literature. It comprises knowledge, humility, reverence, the acceptable and unacceptable objects, monastic initiation, ordination and critical examination of other philosophical schools of that period.
3. Sthānānga : It is a kind of encyclopaedia. It considers numerical description of scriptural topics. It gives details of subjects ranging from one to ten.
4. Samavāyānga : It is a continuation of the third. It preserves some records of twelve Angas and discusses the totality of every entity with respect to its substance, space, time and modes.
5. Bhagavati : It is most voluminous work of the entire Agamic literature. It contains countless questions by Indrabhūti Gautama and answers by Lord Mahāvīra. It is also of great historical importance as it contains debates held by several scholars and laypeople with Lord Mahāvīra about the existence of the soul, analysis of various philosophical tenets and narrations of the incidents of that period.
6. Jñätādharmakathā : It contains preachings of Jaina faith through a large collection of narrative and didactic stories.
7. Upāsakadaśā : It gives an exemplary account of the biographies of ten lay-men, who took to vows and led an austere life.
8. Antakrddaśā : It contains life sketch of those personalities (monks as well as house-holders ) who attained final emancipation by practising rigorous austerities.
9. Aupapātika: This work comprises the life sketch of those aspirants who led a pious life, practised austerities and attained heavenly bliss.
10. Vipāka : This work deals with the irrevocable law of karma, the results that follow from the good and bad deeds performed in previous lives.