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Jaina Literature : 171
So far as the literature on Karma-philosophy is concerned, after Kasayapāhuḍa and Satkhaṇḍāgama, Kammapayaḍi, six old Karmagranthas, four Pañcasaṁgrahas, Gommaṭasara and five latter Karmagranthas of Devendrasuri are considered as the important works of this category. Late Acarya Devendramuni had also composed nine volumes on karma theory in Hindi and Vīrasekhara Vijaya and Jagatacandra Vijaya in four volumes in Prakrit and Sanskrit.
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The literature related to Jaina religious practices, ethics, yoga and code of conduct is very vast. Most of the Jaina literature is related with this category. It can be further divided into five sub-categories:
(i) Hymns composed in the praise of Tirthankaras covers the greatest part of Jaina literature. Siddhasena's Dvātrimśakadvātrimśikās, Kalyāṇamandira-stotra, Samantabhadra's Svayambhūstotra, Kundakunda's Daśabhakti, Mānatunga's Bhaktāmara-stotra, etc. are the prominent literature of this category.
(ii) The works related to the modes of worship, religious rituals and ceremonies are also, much more in number than other categories. Umāsvāti's Pūjāprakaraṇa was the first work of this sub-category, which is not available at present. In fact, the works of this category are mingled with the works related to Jaina ethics and code of conduct. Haribhadra's works such as Aṣṭaka, Ṣoḍaṣaka, Vinśikā, Pañcavastu, Caityavandanabhāṣya belong to this category. Jaina literature related to rituals is near about one thousand and five hundred in number. It is very difficult to mention even their names in this short article.
(iii) Third sub-category of religious literature includes the works such as Kundkunda's Niyamasara and Aṣṭapāhuḍa, Pūjyapāda's Istopadeśa and Haribhadra's Upadeśapada, Dharmabindu, Upadeśaprakarana Sambodha-prakaraṇa etc.
(iv) The fourth sub-category is related to Jaina Sādhanā and Yoga. Umasvati's Prasamarati-prakaraṇa, Jinabhadra's Dhyānaśataka.
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