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old Karmagranthas, four pancasamgrahas, Gommatasra and five later Karmagranthas of Devendrasuri. In the present age Acrya Devendramuni has also composed 9 volumes on karma theory in Hindi and Virasekharvijaya and Jagatacandra Vijaya in four volumes in Prakrit and Sanskrit.
The literature related to Jain religious practices, ethics, yoga and code of conduct is very vast. Most of the Jain literature comes in this category. It can be further divided into five subcategories:
1. Hymns composed in the praise of Tirthankaras cover the greatest part
of Jain literature. Among this category Siddhasena's Dvatrimsikas, Samantabhadra's Svayambhustotra, Kundakunda's Dasabhakti, Manatunga's Bhaktambarastotra, Siddhasena's Kalyanamandirastotra etc. are prominent.
The fifth sub-category
comprises the work related to
the ethics and code of conduct
for the monks, nuns and house-holders though various canonical workes and Tatvarthasletr
a and its various commentaries also deals with this subject matter,
but some independent worles are also written
in this field
2. The works related to the modes of worship, religious rituals andcere
monies are also, much more in number than other categories. Umaswati's Pujaprakarana was the first work of this sub category, which is not available at present. It is being noted the works of this category are mingled with the works related to Jain ethics and code of conduct. Haribhadras works such as Astaka, Sodasaka, Vinsik, Pancavastu, Catyavandanabhasya are belongs to this category. The work of the Jain literature related to rituals is near about one thousand and five hundred. It is very difficult to mention even their names in this short article.
3. Third sub-category of religious literature includes the works such as
Kundkunda's Niyamsara and Astapahuda, Pujyapada's Istopadesa and Haribhadra's Upadesapada, Dharmabindu, Upadesaprakarana Sambodha prakarana etc.
4. The fourth sub-category is related to Jain Sadhana and Yoga Umaswati's
Prasamarati, Jinabhadra's Dynasataka Haribhadra's Yogavinsika, Yogasataka, Yogabindu & Yogadristisammucaya, Puiyapada's Samadhi tantra, Sivarya's Bhagavati-radhana and various other works related to Aradhana and Samadhimarana comes under this category.
5. The fifth sub-category comprises the work related to the ethics and code
of conduct for the monks, nuns and house holders though various canonical works and Tatvarthasktra and its various commentaries also deals with this subject matter, but some independent works are also written in this field. In Svetambara tradition Haribhadra's Svayapanthi Hemchandra's Yogasastra, various Smacris and Yatidinakratya were written under this sub category, while as in Digambara tradition Asadhara's Angradharmarta and Sgradharmamrita along with various Srvakathair had been written.
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