Introduction To Jainism

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: SKPG Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre

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AN EXTREMELY BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF
SUBJECT MATTER OF AGAMAS
Name o Agaj
01. ACHARANGA SOOTRA
Sr.
No.
02. SOOYAGADANGA
(SOOTRAKRUTANGA)
03. THANANGA SOOTRA
04. SAMAVAYANGA SOOTRA
05. BHAGAWATI SOOTRA
(VYAKHYA PRAGNAPTI)
6. GNATA DHARMAKATHANG SOOTRA
Subject - Introduction
Knowledge of Soul, Renunciation, Detachment, code of conduct of Ascetic Life & self Purification Lord Mahavira. Controversial views with rigid belief on rituals & Non believers, various viewpoints and description of supremacy of Jain Philosophy with justification.
Fourfold ways of narrating and explaining substance of Jainsim philosophy numbers from 1-10. Explaining substance in various ways taking numbers from 1 to 100 & upto Crores, thereafer, details of Tirthankaras supreme souls of past, Present & Future. Inrtoduction to 12 Anga Sootras.
Covers almost all major principles of Jain Philosophy with special reference to questions by
(1) Gautam Swami
(2) Shravakas - Shravikas
(3) Persons following other
religions and Replies thereof by Lord Mahavira. Through the medium of Stories. Examples and Biographical frames etc., This sootra gives sermons and teachings of substances to all types of spiritual self seekers.
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07. UPASAK DASHANG SOOTRA
08. ANTAGADA DASHANG SOOTRA
09. ANUTTAROPAPATIKA
SOOTRA
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10. PRASHNAVYAKARANA
SOOTRA
11. VIPAKA SOOTRA
10 Ideal Householders 'life sketch', who were symbolic. The wealthy rich Shravakas in the Regime of Lord Mahavira with emphasis is on their detached attitude and ultimate renunciation, so as to live ideal life with limitation to consumption etc. Educative description of life of 90 personalities with high edequce of Spirituality, who attained salvation after acquiring total & Absolute knowledge & Perception (Kewal Jnan & Kewal Darshan) at the last moments of their ascetic life. A Journey from tolerance to purification.
Description of lives of 33 monks who renunciated wordly life & performed Penance with supreme degree of self control & restraint and took next birth at highest celestial heaven & beyond, in Anuttara viman (superior place of Deities).
A detailed description of five Karmic influx of sinful nature (Papashrava) as also five Samwara (Blocking - karmic influx) of spiritual nature.
Ten Chapters each on great spiritual entities who attained salvation with all comforts and hapiness wihtin short life span (very Few number of births & deaths) and of those took very long time & many number of modes of life full of miseries as a result of sins committed by them. For living beings sinful deeds are inviation for miserable - painful life whereas good (noble) deeds are invitation card to happy & comfortable life.
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