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Jain literature(Sanskrit:जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of theJain religion.It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonicalJain Agamas,which are written inArdhamagadhi,aPrakrit(Middle-Indo Aryan) language. Various commentaries were written on these canonical texts by laterJain monks.Later works were also written in other languages, likeSanskritandMaharashtri Prakrit.
Jain literature is primarily divided between the canons of theDigambaraandŚvētāmbaraorders. These two main sects of Jainism do not always agree on which texts should be considered authoritative.
More recent Jain literature has also been written in other languages, likeMarathi,Tamil,Rajasthani,Dhundari,Marwari,Hindi,Gujarati,Kannada,Malayalamand more recently inEnglish.
Beliefs
[edit]The Jain tradition believes that their religion iseternal(अनादि अनंत),and the teachings of the firstTirthankara Rishabhanathaexisted millions of years ago.[1]
It states that thetirthankarastaught in divine preaching halls calledsamavasarana,which were heard by gods, ascetics and laypersons. These divine discourses were calledŚhrut Jnāna(or heard knowledge) and always comprises elevenangasand fourteenpurvas.[2]The discourses are remembered and transmitted by theGanadharas(chief disciples), and is composed of twelveangas(parts, limbs). It is symbolically represented by a tree with twelve branches.[3]The spoken scriptural language is believed to beArdhamagadhiby the Śvētāmbara Jains, and a form of divine sound or sonic resonance by the Digambara Jains.[4]
According to the Jain tradition, the divineŚhrut Jnānaof atirthankarais then converted intosutta(scripture) by his disciples, and from suchsuttasemerge the formal canons.[5]The suttas are grouped intoduvala samgagani pidaga(twelve limbed baskets), which are transmitted orally by the disciples.[4]In every universal cycle of Jain cosmology, twenty-fourtirthankarasappear and so do the Jain scriptures for that cycle.[1][4]
History
[edit]Initially, the canonical scriptures were transmitted through anoral traditionand consisted of teachings of historical Jain leaders likeMahaviracodified into various collections.[6]Gautamaand other Gandhars (the chief disciples of Mahavira) are said to have compiled the original sacred scriptures which were divided into twelve Angas or parts. They are referred to as the elevenAngasand the fourteenPūrvas,since the twelfth Anga comprises fourteenPūrvas.These scriptures are said to have contained the most comprehensive and accurate description of every branch of Jain learning.[7]The Jain Agamas and their commentaries were composed mainly inArdhamagadhi Prakritas well as inMaharashtri Prakrit.[8]
While some authors date the composition of the Jain Agamas starting from the 6th century BCE,[9]some western scholars, such as Ian Whicher and David Carpenter, argue that the earliest portions of Jain canonical works were composed around the 4th or 3rd century BCE.[10][11]According toJohannes Bronkhorstit is extremely difficult to determine the age of the Jain Agamas, however:
Mainly on linguistic grounds, it has been argued that theĀcārāṅga Sūtra,theSūtrakṛtāṅga Sūtra,and theUttarādhyayana Sūtraare among the oldest texts in the canon. This does not guarantee that they actually date from the time of Mahāvīra, nor even from the centuries immediately following his death, nor does it guarantee that all parts of these texts were composed simultaneously.[12]
Elsewhere, Bronkhorst states that the Sūtrakṛtāṅga "dates from the 2nd century BCE at the very earliest," based on how it references the Buddhist theory of momentariness, which is a later scholastic development.[12]
During the reign ofChandragupta Maurya(c. 324 or 321 – c. 297 BCE), ĀchāryaBhadrabahu(c. 367– c. 298 BCE), said to have been the last knower of the complete Jainagamas,was the head ofJain community.At this time, a long famine caused a crisis in the community, who found it difficult to keep the entire Jain canon committed to memory. Bhadrabahu decided to travel south toKarnatakawith his adherents[13]andSthulabhadra,another Jain leader remained behind. The famine decimated the Jain community, leading to the loss of many canonical texts. According toŚvētāmbara( "white-clad" ) tradition, the agamas were collected on the basis of the collective memory of the ascetics in the first council ofPataliputraunder the stewardship of Sthulibhadra in around to 463–367 BCE. During the council, eleven scriptures calledAngaswere compiled and the remnant of fourteen purvas were written down in a 12th Anga.[14]Another council was later organised in 2nd-century BCE inUdayagiri and Khandagiri Caves,Kalinga(now inOdisha) during the reign ofKharavela.[15]
The Śvētāmbara order considers these Jain Agamas as canonical works and sees them as being based on an authentic oral tradition.[4][16]They consider their collection to represent a continuous tradition, though they accept that their collection is also incomplete because of a lost Anga text and four lost Purva texts.[16]
However, these texts were rejected by theDigambara(lit. "sky-clad", i.e. naked) order, which hold that ĀchāryaBhutabali(1st Century CE) was the last ascetic who had partial knowledge of the original canon. According to Digambaras, thePurvasand the originalAgamasof Gautama were lost during the Mauryan period crisis and famine.[17]This Digambara stance on the loss of the Agamas is one of the disagreements that led to the main schism in Jainism. Digambara masters proceeded to create new scriptures which contained the knowledge of the doctrine that had survived in their community.[18][19][20]As such, Digambaras have a different set of canonical scriptures. According to von Glasenapp, the Digambara texts partially agree with the enumerations and works of older Śvētāmbara texts, but in many cases there are also major differences between the texts of the two major Jain traditions.[21]
The Śvētāmbara Siddhāntha
[edit]In 453 or 466 CE, the Śvētāmbara order held another council atVallabhi.The Śvētāmbaras recompiled the Agamas and recorded them as written manuscripts under the leadership ofAcharya Shraman Devardhiganialong with other 500 Jain scholars. The existing Śvētāmbara canons are based on theVallabhicouncil texts.[15][23][24]
From the 15th century onwards, various Śvetāmbara subsects began to disagree on the composition of the canon.Mūrtipūjaks( "idol-worshippers" ) accept 45 texts, while theSthānakavāsinsandTerāpanthinsonly accept 32.[25]
List of works
[edit]The canons (Siddhāntha) of the Śvētāmbaras are generally composed of the following texts:[23][26]
- TwelveAngās (limbs)
- Āyāraṃga(Jain Prakrit;Sanskrit:Ācāranga,meaning: 'On monastic conduct')
- Sūyagaḍa(Sūtrakṛtāṅga,'On heretical systems and views')
- Ṭhāṇaṃga(Sthānāṅga,'On different points [of the teaching]')
- Samavāyaṃga(Samavāyāṅga,'On "rising numerical groups" ')
- Viyāha-pannatti / Bhagavaī(Vyākhyā-prajñaptiorBhagavatī,'Exposition of explanations' or 'the holy one')
- Nāyā-dhamma-kahāo(Jñāta-dharmakathānga,'Parables and religious stories')
- Uvāsaga-dasāo(Upāsaka-daśāḥ,'Ten chapters on the Jain lay follower')
- Aṇuttarovavāiya-dasāo(Antakṛd-daśāḥ,'Ten chapters on those who put an end to rebirth in this very life')
- Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh(Anuttaropapātika-daśāḥ,'Ten chapters on those who were reborn in the uppermost heavens')
- Paṇha-vāgaraṇa(Praśna-vyākaraṇa,'Questions and explanations')
- Vivāga-suya(Vipākaśruta,'Bad or good results of deeds performed')
- TwelveUpāṅgas (auxiliary limbs)
- Uvavāiya-sutta(Sanskrit:Aupapātika-sūtra,'Places of rebirth')
- Rāya-paseṇaijjaorRāyapaseṇiya(Rāja-praśnīya,'Questions of the king')
- Jīvājīvābhigama(Jīvājīvābhigama,'Classification of animate and inanimate entities')
- Pannavaṇā(Prajñāpanā,'Enunciation on topics of philosophy and ethics')
- Sūriya-pannatti(Sūrya-prajñapti,'Exposition on the sun')
- Jambūdvīpa-pannatti(Jambūdvīpa-prajñapti,'Exposition on the Jambū continent and the Jain universe')
- Canda-pannatti(Candra-prajñapti,'Exposition on the moon and the Jain universe')
- Nirayāvaliyāo or Kappiya(Narakāvalikā,'Series of stories on characters reborn in hells')
- Kappāvaḍaṃsiāo(Kalpāvataṃsikāḥ,'Series of stories on characters reborn in the kalpa heavens')
- Pupphiāo(Puṣpikāḥ,'Flowers' refers to one of the stories')
- Puppha-cūliāo(Puṣpa-cūlikāḥ,'The nun Puṣpacūlā')
- Vaṇhi-dasāo(Vṛṣṇi-daśāh,'Stories on characters from the legendary dynasty known as Andhaka-Vṛṣṇi')
- SixChedasūtras(Texts relating to the conduct and behaviour of monks and nuns)
- Āyāra-dasāo(Sanskrit:Ācāradaśāh,'Ten [chapters] about monastic conduct', chapter 8 is the famedKalpa-sūtra.)
- Bihā Kappa(Bṛhat Kalpa,'[Great] Religious code')
- Vavahāra(Vyavahāra, 'Procedure')
- Nisīha(Niśītha, 'Interdictions')
- Jīya-kappa(Jīta-kalpa,Customary rules), only accepted as canonical by Mūrti-pūjaks
- Mahā-nisīha(Mahā-niśītha,Large Niśītha), only accepted as canonical by Mūrti-pūjaks
- FourMūlasūtras('Fundamental texts' which are foundational works studied by new monastics)
- Dasaveyāliya-sutta(Sanskrit:Daśavaikālika-sūtra), this is memorized by all new Jain mendicants
- Uttarajjhayaṇa-sutta(Uttarādhyayana-sūtra)
- Āvassaya-sutta(Āvaśyaka-sūtra)
- Piṇḍa-nijjuttiandOgha-nijjutti(Piṇḍa-niryuktiandOgha-niryukti), only accepted as canonical by Mūrti-pūjaks
- TwoCūlikasūtras( "appendixes" )
- Nandī-sūtra– discusses the five types of knowledge
- Anuyogadvāra-sūtra– a technical treatise on analytical methods, discussesAnekantavada
Miscellaneous collections
[edit]To reach the number 45, Mūrtipūjak Śvētāmbara canons contain a "Miscellaneous" collection of supplementary texts, called thePaiṇṇaya suttas(Sanskrit:Prakīrnaka sūtras,"Miscellaneous" ). This section varies in number depending on the individual sub-sect (from 10 texts to over 20). They also often included extra works (often of disputed authorship) named "supernumerary Prakīrṇakas".[27]The Paiṇṇaya texts are generally not considered to have the same kind of authority as the other works in the canon. Most of these works are in Jaina Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit, unlike the other Śvetāmbara scriptures which tend to be in Ardhamāgadhī. They are therefore most likely later works than the Aṅgas and Upāṅgas.[27]
Mūrtipūjak Jain canons will generally accept 10 Paiṇṇayas as canonical, but there is widespread disagreement on which 10 scriptures are given canonical status. The most widely accepted list of ten scriptures are the following:[27]
- Cau-saraṇa(Sanskrit:Catuḥśaraṇa,The 'four refuges')
- Āura-paccakkhāṇa(Ātura-pratyākhyāna,'Sick man's renunciation')
- Bhatta-parinnā(Bhakta-parijñā,'Renunciation of food')
- Saṃthāraga(Saṃstāraka,'Straw bed')
- Tandula-veyāliya(Taṇḍula-vaicārika,'Reflection on rice grains')
- Canda-vejjhaya(Candravedhyaka,'Hitting the mark')
- Devinda-tthaya(Devendra-stava,'Praise of the kings of gods')
- Gaṇi-vijjā(Gaṇi-vidyā,'A Gaṇi's knowledge')
- Mahā-paccakkhāṇa(Mahā-pratyākhyāna,'Great renunciation')
- Vīra-tthava(Vīra-stava,'Great renunciation')
The Digambara Siddhāntha
[edit]According to the Digambara tradition, the original scriptures had been lost by about the 2nd century CE.[28]ĀchāryaBhutabaliis considered the last ascetic who had some partial knowledge of the original canon.[29]Digambara tradition holds that Āchārya Dharasena (1st century CE), guidedĀchārya Pushpadantaand Āchārya Bhutabali to write what remained of the lost teachings down into palm-leaf scriptures. These two Āchāryas wrote theṢaṭkhaṅḍāgama(Six Part Scripture), which is held to be one of the oldest Digambara texts. They are dated to between the 2nd to 3rd century CE.[28]Around the same time, Āchārya Gunadhar wroteKaşāyapāhuda(Treatise on the Passions).[29][30]These two texts are the two main Digambara Agamas.[30]
The Digambara canon of scriptures includes these two main texts, three commentaries on the main texts, and four (later)Anuyogas(expositions), consisting of more than 20 texts.[31][32]
The great commentatorVirasenawrote two commentary texts on theṢaṭkhaṅḍāgama,theDhaval‑tikaon the first five volumes andMaha‑dhaval‑tikaon the sixth volume of theṢaṭkhaṅḍāgama,around 780 CE.Virasenaand his disciple,Jinasena,also wrote a commentary on theKaşāyapāhuda,known asJaya‑dhavala‑tika.[30]
There is no agreement on the canonical Anuyogas ( "Expositions" ). The Anuyogas were written between the 2nd and the 11th centuriesCE,either in JainaŚaurasenīPrakrit or inSanskrit.[28]
The expositions (Anuyogas) are divided into four literary categories:[31]
- The 'first' (Prathamānuyoga) category contains various works such as Jain versions of theRāmāyaṇa(like the 7th-centuryPadma-purāṇabyRaviṣeṇa) andMahābhārata(likeJinasena's8th centuryHarivaṃśa-purāṇa), as well as 'Jain universal histories' (like Jinasena's 8th-centuryĀdi-purāṇa).
- The 'calculation' (Karaṇānuyoga) expositions are mainly works onJain cosmology(such asTiloya-paṇṇattiof Yati Vṛṣabha, dating from the 6th to 7th century) and karma (for example, Nemicandra'sGommaṭa-sāra). TheGommatsāraofNemichandra(fl.10th century) is one of the most important Digambara works and provides a detailed summary of Digambara doctrine.[33]
- The 'behaviour' (Caraṇānuyoga) expositions are texts about proper behaviour, such as Vaṭṭakera'sMūlācāra(on monastic conduct, 2nd century) and theRatnakaraṇḍaka-ŚrāvakācārabySamantabhadra(5th-century) which focuses on the ethics of a layperson.[34]Works in this category also treat the purity of the soul, such as the work of Kundakunda like theSamaya-sāra,thePancastikayasara,andNiyamasara.These works byKundakunda(2nd century CE or later) are highly revered and have been historically influential.[35][36][37]
- The 'substance' (Dravyānuyoga) exposition includes texts aboutontologyof the universe and self.Umāsvāmin'scomprehensiveTattvārtha-sūtrais the standard work on ontology andPūjyapāda's(464–524 CE)Sarvārthasiddhiis one of the most influential Digambara commentaries on theTattvārtha.This collection also includes various works on epistemology and reasoning, such as Samantabhadra'sĀpta-mīmāṃsāand the works ofAkalaṅka(720–780 CE), such as his commentary on theApta-mīmāṃsāand hisNyāya-viniścaya.
Post-Canonical literature
[edit]Doctrinal and philosophical works
[edit]There are various later Jain works that are considered post-canonical, that is to say, they were written after the closure of the Jain canons, though the different canons were closed at different historical eras, and so this category is ambiguous.
Thus,Umaswati's (c. between 2nd-century and 5th-century CE)Tattvarthasūtra( "On the Nature of Reality" ) is included in the Digambara canon, but not in the Śvētāmbara canons (though they do consider the work authoritative). Indeed, theTattvarthasūtrais consideredtheauthoritative Jain philosophy text by all traditions of Jainism.[38][39][40]It has the same importance in Jainism asVedanta SūtrasandYogasūtrashave inHinduism.[38][41][42]
Other non-canonical works include various texts attributed to Bhadrabahu (c. 300 BCE) which are called theNiryuktisandSamhitas.
According to Winternitz, after the 8th century or so, Svetambara Jain writers, who had previously worked in Prakrit, began to use Sanskrit. The Digambaras also adopted Sanskrit somewhat earlier.[8]The earliest Jain works in Sanskrit include the writings ofSiddhasēna Divākara(c. 650 CE), who wrote theSanmatitarka('The Logic of the True Doctrine') is the first major Jain work on logic written inSanskrit.[43]
Other later works and writers include:
- Jinabhadra(6th–7th century) – author ofAvasyaksutra(Jain tenets)VisesanavatiandVisesavasyakabhasya(Commentary on Jain essentials).
- Mallavadin (8th century) – author ofNayacakraandDvadasaranayacakra(Encyclopedia of Philosophy) which discusses the schools ofIndian philosophy.[44]
- Haribhadra-sūri(c 8th century) is an important Svetambara scholar who wrote commentaries on the Agamas. He also wrote theYogadṛṣṭisamuccaya,a key Jain text on Yoga which compares the Yoga systems of Buddhists, Hindus and Jains. Gunaratna (c. 1400 CE) wrote a commentary on Haribhadra's work.
- Prabhacandra(8th–9th century) – Jain philosopher, composed a 106-Sutra Tattvarthasutra and exhaustive commentaries on two key works on Jain Nyaya,Prameyakamalamartanda,based on Manikyanandi'sParikshamukhamandNyayakumudacandraon Akalanka'sLaghiyastraya.
- Abhayadeva (1057–1135 CE) – author ofVadamahrnava(Ocean of Discussions) which is a 2,500 versetika(Commentary) ofSanmartikaand a great treatise on logic.[44]
- Hemachandra(c. 1088– c. 1172 CE) wrote theYogaśāstra,a textbook on yoga andAdhatma Upanishad.His minor workVitragastutigives outlines of the Jaina doctrine in form of hymns. This was later detailed by Mallisena (c. 1292 CE) in his workSyadavadamanjari.
- Vadideva (11th century) – He was a senior contemporary of Hemacandra and is said to have authoredParamananayatattavalokalankaraand its voluminous commentarysyadvadaratnakarathat establishes the supremacy of doctrine ofSyādvāda.
- There are also other important commentators on the Agamas, including Abhayadeva-sūri (c. 11th century) and Malayagiri (c. the 12th century).
- Vidyanandi (11th century) – Jain philosopher, composed the brilliant commentary on Acarya Umasvami's Tattvarthasutra, known asTattvarthashlokavartika.
- Devendrasuri wrote theKarmagranthawhich is an exposition of theJain theory of Karma.
- Yaśovijaya(1624–1688) was a Jain scholar ofNavya-Nyāyaand wrote Vrttis (commentaries) on most of the earlierJain Nyāyaworks by Samantabhadra, Akalanka, Manikyanandi, Vidyānandi, Prabhācandra and others in the then-prevalentNavya-Nyāyastyle. Yaśovijaya has to his credit a prolific literary output – more than 100 books inSanskrit,Prakrit,GujaratiandRajasthani.He is also famous forJnanasara(essence of knowledge) andAdhayatmasara(essence of spirituality).
- TheLokaprakasaof Vinayavijaya was written in the 17th century CE.
- Srivarddhaeva (aka Tumbuluracarya) wrote a Kannada commentary onTattvarthadigama-sutra.
- Atmasiddhi Shastrais a spiritual treatise in verse, composed inGujaratiby the nineteenth centuryJainsaint, philosopher poetShrimad Rajchandraji(1867–1901) which comprises 142 verses explaining the fundamental philosophical truths about thesouland itsliberation.It propounds six fundamental truth on soul which are also known asSatapada(six steps).
- TheSaman Suttamis a compilation of ancient texts and doctrines recognised by all Jain sects, assembled primarily byJinendra Varniand then examined and approved by monks of different sects and other scholars in 1974.
Grammar
[edit]Jainendra-vyakaranaof AcharyaPujyapadaandSakatayana-vyakaranaofSakatayanaare both works on grammar written inc. 9th century CE.
Siddha-Hem-Shabdanushasana "by AcharyaHemachandra(c. 12th century CE) is considered byF. Kielhornas the best grammar work of the Indian middle age. Hemacandra's book Kumarapalacaritra is also noteworthy.[citation needed]
Narrative literature and poetry
[edit]Jaina narrative literature mainly contains stories about sixty-three prominent figures known asSalakapurusa,and people who were related to them. Some of the important works areHarivamshapuranaofJinasena(c. 8th century CE), Vikramarjuna-Vijaya (also known as Pampa-Bharata) of Kannada poet namedAdi Pampa(c. 10th century CE),PandavapuranaofShubhachandra(c. 16th century CE).
Mathematics
[edit]Jain literature covered multiple topics of mathematics around 150 AD including the theory of numbers, arithmetical operations, geometry, operations with fractions, simple equations, cubic equations, bi-quadric equations, permutations, combinations and logarithms.[45]
Languages
[edit]Jains literature exists mainly inJain Prakrit,Sanskrit,Marathi,Tamil,Rajasthani,Dhundari,Marwari,Hindi,Gujarati,Kannada,Malayalam,Telugu[46]and more recently inEnglish.[citation needed]
Jains have contributed toIndia's classical and popular literature.For example, almost all earlyKannada literatureand manyTamilworks were written by Jains. Some of the oldest known books in Hindi and Gujarati were written by Jain scholars.[citation needed]
The first autobiography in the ancestor of Hindi,Braj Bhasha,is called Ardhakathānaka and was written by a Jain,Banarasidasa,an ardent follower of AcaryaKundakundawho lived inAgra.ManyTamilclassicsare written by Jains or with Jain beliefs and values as the core subject. Practically all the known texts in theApabhramshalanguage are Jain works.[citation needed]
The oldest Jain literature is inShauraseniand theJain Prakrit(theJain Agamas,Agama-Tulya, the Siddhanta texts, etc.). Many classical texts are in Sanskrit (Tattvartha Sutra,Puranas,Kosh, Sravakacara, mathematics, Nighantus etc.). "Abhidhana Rajendra Kosha" written byAcharya Rajendrasuri,is only one available Jain encyclopedia or Jain dictionary to understand the Jain Prakrit, Ardha-Magadhi and other languages, words, their use and references within oldest Jain literature.[citation needed]
Jain literature was written inApabhraṃśa(Kahas, rasas, and grammars),Standard Hindi(Chhahadhala,Moksh Marg Prakashak,and others), Tamil (Nālaṭiyār,Civaka Cintamani,Valayapathi,and others), andKannada(Vaddaradhaneand various other texts). Jain versions of theRamayanaandMahabharataare found in Sanskrit, the Prakrits, Apabhraṃśa and Kannada.[citation needed]
Jain Prakrit is a term loosely used for the language of theJain Agamas(canonical texts). The books ofJainismwere written in the popular vernacular dialects (as opposed toSanskrit), and therefore encompass a number of related dialects. Chief among these isArdha Magadhi,which due to its extensive use has also come to be identified as the definitive form ofPrakrit.Other dialects include versions ofMaharashtriandSauraseni.[23]
Influence on Indian literature
[edit]Parts of theSangam literaturein Tamil are attributed to Jains. The authenticity and interpolations are controversial because it presents Hindu ideas.[47]Some scholars state that the Jain portions were added about or after the 8th century CE, and are not ancient.[48]Tamil Jain texts such as theCīvaka CintāmaṇiandNālaṭiyārare credited to Digambara Jain authors.[49][50]These texts have seen interpolations and revisions. For example, it is generally accepted now that the Jain nun Kanti inserted a 445-verse poem intoCīvaka Cintāmaṇiin the 12th century.[51][52]The Tamil Jain literature, according to Dundas, has been "lovingly studied and commented upon for centuries by Hindus as well as Jains".[50]The themes of two of the Tamil epics, including theSilapadikkaram,have an embedded influence of Jainism.[50]
Jain scholars also contributed toKannada literature.[53]The Digambara Jain texts in Karnataka are unusual in having been written under the patronage of kings and regional aristocrats. They describe warrior violence and martial valor as equivalent to a "fully committed Jain ascetic", setting aside Jainism's absolute non-violence.[54]
Jain manuscript libraries calledbhandarasinside Jain temples are the oldest surviving in India.[55]Jain libraries, including the Śvētāmbara collections atPatan, GujaratandJaiselmer, Rajasthan,and the Digambara collections in Karnataka temples, have a large number of well-preserved manuscripts.[55][56]These include Jain literature and Hindu and Buddhist texts. Almost all have been dated to about, or after, the 11th century CE.[57]The largest and most valuable libraries are found in theThar Desert,hidden in the underground vaults of Jain temples. These collections have witnessed insect damage, and only a small portion have been published and studied by scholars.[57]
List of Jain texts
[edit]Digambara texts
[edit]- Shatkhandagama— Acharya Pushpadant, Acharya Bhutabali
- Samaysar— Acharya Kundkund
- Niyamasara— Acharya Kundkund
- Pravachansara— Acharya Kundkund
- Ashtapahud— Acharya Kundkund
- Panchastikaya— Acharya Kundkund
- Rayansara— Acharya Kundkund
- Dash Bhakti— Acharya Kundkund
- Varsanuvekkha— Acharya Kundkund
- Tattvartha Sutra— Acharya Umaswami
- Aptamimansa— Acharya Samantabhadra
- Swayambhu Stotra— Acharya Samantabhadra
- Ratnakaranda Sravakachar— Acharya Samantabhadra
- Stuti Vidya— Acharya Samantabhadra
- Yuktyanushasana— Acharya Samantabhadra
- Tattvasara— Acharya Devsena
- Aradhana Saar— Acharya Devsen
- Aalap Paddhati— Acharya Devsen
- Darshansara— Acharya Devsena
- Bhavasangrah— Acharya Devsen
- Laghu Nayachakra— Acharya Devsen
- Ishtopadesh— Acharya Pujyapad (Devanandi)
- Samadhi Tantra— Acharya Pujyapada (Devanandi)
- Sarvarthasiddhi— Acharya Pujyapad (Devanandi)
- Vaidyaka Shastra— Acharya Pujyapada (Devanandi)
- Siddhipriya Stotra— Acharya Pujyapad (Devanandi)
- Jainendra Vyakaran— Acharya Pujyapada (Devanandi)
- Paramatma Prakash— Acharya Yogindu Dev
- Yogasara— Acharya Yogindu Dev
- Naukar Shravakacharya— Acharya Yogindu Dev
- Tattvartha Tika— Acharya Yogindu Dev
- Amritashiti— Acharya Yogindu Dev
- Subhashit Tantra— Acharya Yogindu Dev
- Adhyatma Sandoha— Acharya Yogindu Dev
- Sanmati Sutra— Acharya Siddhasena Divakar
- Kalyan Mandir— Acharya Siddhasen Diwakar
- Ashtashati— Acharya Akalankadeva
- Laghiyastraya— Acharya Akalankadeva
- Nyayavinischaya Savrtti— Acharya Akalankadeva
- Siddhivinischaya Savrtti— Acharya Akalankadeva
- Praman Sangrah Savritti— Acharya Akalankdev
- Tattvartha Rajavartika— Acharya Akalankadeva
- Harivansh Purana— Acharya Jinsen (first)
- Adi Purana— Acharya Jinsen
- Uttarpuran— Acharya Gunbhadra
- Aatmanushasan— Acharya Gunbhadra
- Ashtasahastri— Acharya Vidyananda
- Sloka Vartika— Acharya Vidyananda
- Aaptpareeksha— Acharya Vidyananda
- Pramanpareeksha— Acharya Vidyananda
- Patra Pareeksha— Acharya Vidyanand
- Kshatriyachudamani— Acharya Vadibhasingh Suri
- Gadyachintamani— Acharya Vadibhasingh Suri
- Kartikeya Anupreksha— Acharya Kartikeya Swami
- Tattvarthasara— Acharya Amritchand
- PurusharthasiddhiUpaya— Acharya Amritchandra
- Atmakhyati Tika— Acharya Amritchandra
- Laghutatvasphot— Acharya Amritchandra
- Tattvapradipika Tika— Acharya Amritchandra
- Varang Charitra— Shri Jata Singh Nandi
- Chandraprabha Charitra— Acharya Veeranandi
- Kashay Pahud— Acharya Gundhar
- Gommatasara— Acharya Nemichandra Siddhanta Chakravarti
- Pashanahchariu— Sage Padmakirti
- Triloksara— Acharya Nemichandran Siddhant Chakraborty
- Labdhisar— Acharya Nemichandran Siddhant Chakraborty
- Kshapanasar— Acharya Nemichandran Siddhant Chakraborty
- Tiloyapannatti— Acharya Yativrishabha
- Jambudvipa Pannatti— Acharya Yativrishabha
- Dhawala Tika— Acharya Veersen
- Yashstilak Champu— Acharya Somdev
- Nitivakyamrit— Acharya Somdev
- Adhyatmatarangini— Acharya Somdev
- Siddhivinischaya Tika— Brihad Anantavirya
- Pramanasamgrahabhashya— Brihad Anantavirya
- Shaktayana Shabdanushasana— Acharya Shaktayana
- Kevali Bhukti— Acharya Shaktayana
- Laghu Dravya Sangrah— Acharya Nemichand
- Vihad Dravya Sangrah— Acharya Nemichandra
- Prameya-Kamal-Martand— Acharya Prabhachandra
- Nyay Kumudchandra— Acharya Prabhachandra
- Tattvartha-vrittipada-vivaranam— Acharya Prabhachandra
- Shaktayan-Nyas— Acharya Prabhachandra
- Shabdambhoj Bhaskar— Acharya Prabhachandra
- Gadyakathakosh— Acharya Prabhachandra
- Pradyumnacharitra— Acharya Mahasena
- Bhaktamar Strotra— Acharya Mantung
- Padmanandi Panchavinshatika— Acharya Padmanandi (II)
- Mulachara— Swami of Acharya Vattaker
- Gyanarnav— Shubhachandracharya ji
- Bhagavati Aradhana— Acharya Shivarya (Shivkoti)
- Amitgati Sravakacharya— Acharya Amitgati
- Dharma Pariksha— Acharya Amitgati
- Subhashit Ratna Sandoh— Acharya Amitgati
- Tattva Bhavana— Acharya Amitgati
- Panch Sangrah— Acharya Amitgati
- Bhavana Dvatrinshatika— Acharya Amitgati
- Niyamasara Tika— Acharya Padmaprabhamaladharideva
- Parsvnath Stotra— Acharya Padmaprabhamaladharideva
- Dharmaamrita— Acharya Nayasena
- Samayasaratatparyavrttitika— Acharya Jayasena (II)
- Niyamasaratatparyavrttitika— Acharya Jayasena (II)
- Panchastikayatatparyavrttitika— Acharya Jayasena (II)
- Tattvanushasana— Acharya Ramsen
- Prameyaratnamala— Acharya Laghu Anantavirya
- Siddhantsaar— Acharya Narendrasen
- Parīkşāmukha[58]— Acharya Māņikyanandi
- Nyayadipika— Acharya Dharmabhushan Yeti
- Dravya Prakash Nayachakra— Acharya Mayil Dhawal
- Padma Purana— Acharya Ravishena
- Mulachara— Swami Acharya Vattaker
- Ganitasar Sangrah— Acharya Mahavir
- Shripal Charitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- ShantinathCharitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- VardhamanCharitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- MallinathCharitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Yashodhar Charitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Dhanyakumar Charitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Sukmal Charitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Sudarshan Charitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- JambuswamyCharitra— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Mulachar Pradeep— Acharya Sakalkirti
- ParsvnathPurana— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Siddhantasar Deepak— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Tattvarthasara Deepak— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Agamasara— Acharya Sakalkirti
- Meru Mandir Purana— Sri Vamana Muni Ji
- Praman Granth— Acharya Vajranandi
- Chaubisi Purana— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Shrenik Charitra— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Sri Pandava Purana— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Sri Shrenik Charitra— Acharya Shubhachandra
- ChandraprabhaCharitra— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Karakandu Charitra— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Chandana Charitra— Acharya Shubhchandra
- Jivandhar Charitr— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Adhyatmatarangini— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Prakrit Lakshan— Acharya Shubhachandra
- Ganitasar Sangrah— Acharya Sridhar
- Trilokasaratika— Acharya Madhavachand
- Yogasara Praabhrit— Acharya Amitgati
- Brihatkathakosha— Acharya Harisena
- Aradhanasar— Acharya Ravibhadra
- Acharsar— Acharya Veeranandi
- Vardhaman Charitra— Acharya Asag
- Sudansana Chariu— Acharya Nayanandi
- Ekibhav Stotra— Acharya Vadiraj
- Puransar collection— Acharya Srichand
- Vasunandi Sravakacharya— Acharya Vasunandi
- Bhavana Paddhati— Acharya Padmanandi
- Angar Dharmaamrita— Pandit Ashadhar
- Sagar Dharmamrit— Pandit Ashadhar
- Bharatesh Vaibhav— Mahakavi Ratnakar ji
- Samaysar Natak— Pandit Banarsidas
- Brahma Vilas— Bhaiya Bhagwatidas
- Chhadhala— Pandit Dyantarai
- Kriya Kosh— Pandit Daulatram (first)
- Bhav Deepika— Pandit Deepchand
- Chid Vilas— Pandit Deepchand
- Parshva Purana— Pandit Bhudhardas
- Jin Shatak— Pandit Bhudhardas
- Mokshamarg Prakashak— Pandit Todermal
- Gommatasara Tika— Pandit Todarmal
- Labdhisar Tika— Pandit Todermal
- Kshapanasar Tika— Pandit Todermal
- Triloksar Tika— Pandit Todermal
- ?
- Purusharthsiddhiupayetika— Pandit Todermal
- Jain Siddhanta Praveshika— Pandit Gopaldasji Baraiya
- Chhadhala— Pt. Daulatramji (II)
- Ratnakaranda Vachanika— Pt. Sadasukhdas
- Samaysar Vachanika— Pt. Jaichand Chavda
- Chhadhala— Pandit Budhajan
- Mahavirashtak Stotra— Pandit Bhagchand
- Jainendra Siddhanta Kosha— Kshullaka Jinendra Varn
Shvetambara texts
[edit]Agamas are the main scriptures followed by Jains as preached by Tirthankars. Both Shwetambar and Digambar sects believe in 12 Agamas. Both also believe that the 12th AgamaDrishtivaad(Dṛṣṭivāda) was lost over a period of time and realised the need to turn the oral tradition to written. While Digambaras believed that all the 12 Agamas were lost, Shwetambars believed that the first 11 Agamas were not lost. They compiled them in written format in the 6th century CE in Vallabhi, Gujarat. The list is as follows.
Agamas
[edit]There are 45 Agamas (11 Angā Agamas and 34 Angā Bahya Agamas).
11 Angā Agamas
[edit]- Āyāraṃga(Sanskrit: Ācāranga, meaning: 'On monastic conduct')
- Sūyagaḍa(Sūtrakṛtānga, 'On heretical systems and views')
- Ṭhāṇaṃga(Sthānānga, 'On different points [of the teaching]')
- Samavāyaṃga(Samavāyānga, 'On rising numerical groups')
- Viyāha-pannatti/Bhagavaī(Vyākhyā-prajñapti or Bhagavatī, 'Exposition of explanations' or 'the holy one')
- Nāyā-dhamma-kahāo(Jñāta-dharmakathānga, 'Parables and religious stories')
- Uvāsaga-dasāo(Upāsaka-daśāḥ, 'Ten chapters on the Jain lay follower')
- Aṇuttarovavāiya-dasāo(Antakṛd-daśāḥ, 'Ten chapters on those who put an end to rebirth in this very life')
- Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh(Anuttaropapātika-daśāḥ, 'Ten chapters on those who were reborn in the uppermost heavens')
- Paṇha-vāgaraṇa(Praśna-vyākaraṇa, 'Questions and explanations')
- Vivāga-suya(Vipākaśruta, 'Bad or good results of deeds performed')
34 Anga Bahya Agamas
[edit]The 34 Anga Bahya Agamas consist of 12 Upānga Agamas, 6 Cheda sūtras, 6 Mūla sūtras, and 10 Paiṇṇaya sutras.
Upānga Agamas
- Uvavāiya-sutta(Sanskrit: Aupapātika-sūtra, 'Places of rebirth')
- Rāya-paseṇaijja or Rāyapaseṇiya(Rāja-praśnīya, 'Questions of the king')
- Jīvājīvābhigama(Jīvājīvābhigama, 'Classification of animate and inanimate entities')
- Pannavaṇā(Prajñāpanā, 'Enunciation on topics of philosophy and ethics')
- Sūriya-pannatti(Sūrya-prajñapti, 'Exposition on the sun')
- Jambūdvīpa-pannatti(Jambūdvīpa-prajñapti, 'Exposition on the Jambū continent and the Jain universe')
- Canda-pannatti(Candra-prajñapti, 'Exposition on the moon and the Jain universe')
- Nirayāvaliyāo or Kappiya(Narakāvalikā, 'Series of stories on characters reborn in hells')
- Kappāvaḍaṃsiāo(Kalpāvataṃsikāḥ, 'Series of stories on characters reborn in the kalpa heavens')
- Pupphiāo(Puṣpikāḥ, 'Flowers' refers to one of the stories')
- Puppha-cūliāo(Puṣpa-cūlikāḥ, 'The nun Puṣpacūlā')
- Vaṇhi-dasāo(Vṛṣṇi-daśāh, 'Stories on characters from the legendary dynasty known as Andhaka-Vṛṣṇi')
Cheda sūtras(texts relating to the conduct and behaviour of monks and nuns)
- Āyāra-dasāo(Sanskrit: Ācāradaśāh, 'Ten [chapters] about monastic conduct', chapter 8 is the famed Kalpa-sūtra)
- Bihā Kappa(Bṛhat Kalpa, '[Great] Religious code')
- Vavahāra(Vyavahāra, 'Procedure')
- Nisīha(Niśītha, 'Interdictions')
- Jīya-kappa(Jīta-kalpa, Customary rules)
- Mahā-nisīha(Mahā-niśītha, Large Niśītha)
Mūla sūtras('Fundamental texts' which are foundational works studied by new monastics)
- Dasaveyāliya-sutta(Sanskrit: Daśavaikālika-sūtra), this is memorized by all new Jain mendicants
- Uttarajjhayaṇa-sutta(Uttarādhyayana-sūtra)
- Āvassaya-sutta(Āvaśyaka-sūtra)
- Piṇḍa-nijjutti and Ogha-nijjutti(Piṇḍa-niryukti and Ogha-niryukti), Cūlikasūtras( "appendixes" )
- Nandī-sūtra– discusses the five types of knowledge
- Anuyogadvāra-sūtra– a technical treatise on analytical methods, discusses Anekantavada
Paiṇṇaya sutras(Sanskrit: Prakīrnaka sūtras, "Miscellaneous" )
- Cau-saraṇa(Sanskrit: Catuḥśaraṇa, The 'four refuges')
- Āura-paccakkhāṇa(Ātura-pratyākhyāna, 'Sick man's renunciation')
- Bhatta-parinnā(Bhakta-parijñā,'Renunciation of food')
- Saṃthāraga(Saṃstāraka, 'Straw bed')
- Tandula-veyāliya(Taṇḍula-vaicārika,'Reflection on rice grains')
- Canda-vejjhaya(Candravedhyaka, 'Hitting the mark')
- Devinda-tthaya(Devendra-stava, 'Praise of the kings of gods')
- Gaṇi-vijjā(Gaṇi-vidyā,'A Gaṇi's knowledge')
- Mahā-paccakkhāṇa(Mahā-pratyākhyāna,'Great renunciation')
- Vīra-tthava(Vīra-stava,'Great renunciation')
Major scriptures by acharyas
[edit]Major scriptures by AcharyaUmaswati(1st–2nd Century AD)
- Tattvartha Sutra(On the Nature [artha] of Reality [tattva])
- Prasamarati(guide for the aspirant on the path of peace and liberation from karmic bondage)
Major scriptures by AcharyaVimalsuri(3rd Century AD)
- Paumchariya(Jain Ramayan)
Major scriptures by AcharyaHaribhadrasuri(8th Century AD)
- Anekāntajayapatākā[The Victory Banner of Anekantavada (Relativism)] – which puts forward arguments about Anekantavada
- Anekāntavādapraveśa,discusses Jain Philosophy
- Anekāntasiddhi– establishes the concept of non-absolutism (anekānta)
- Ātmasiddhi(Realization of Self), a work about the Soul
- Upadeśapada,collection of stories which depicts how difficult it is to secure a human birth
- Daṃsaṇasuddhi,text deals with Samyagdarśana (right faith) and its purity
- Darisaṇasattari,another work on Samyagdarśana
- Dhammasangahaṇi,work on Dharma
- Lokatattvanirṇaya,a work of comparative religion where he talks about Hindu Gods
- Saṃsāradāvānalastuti,a work praising Thirtankaras
- Samarāiccakahā,a collection of stories
- Sambohapayaraṇa,a work on philosophy
- Ashtakaprakarana(The Eightfold Explanation)
- Dharmabindu– which outlines the duties of the laity, outlines rules for mendicants, and describes the bliss of moksha
- Dhūrtākhyāna(The Rogue's Stories)
- Pañcāśaka– a Prakrit work on rituals and spiritual matters
- Ṣaḍdarśanasamuccaya(Compendium of Six Philosophies) – which compares Jainism with other schools of Indian philosophy
- Samarāiccakahā(The Story of Samarāicca) – a narrative which outlines the effects of karma in a story about the enmity of its characters which endures over several reincarnations
- Sāstravārtāsamuccaya(The Array of Explanatory Teachings
- Yogabindu(The Seeds of Yoga) – a work on yoga
- Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya(An Array of Views on Yoga) – another work on yoga
- Yogaśataka– a third work on yoga. In these three volumes, he compares the yoga of Jainism with the other varieties of yoga prevalent in India at the time.
- Sanmatti Prakaran
Major scriptures by Kalikalsarvagna AcharyaHemachandra(12th Century AD)
- Trishashti-shalaka-purusha-charita( "Deeds of the 63 Illustrious Men" )
- Pariśiṣṭaparvan(Sthaviravali)
- Siddha-Hema-Śabdanuśāśana(grammar)
- Abhidhan-Chintamani(lexicon)
- Arhanniti,a work on politics from a Jain perspective
- Kavyanuprakasha
- Chandonushasana(a work on prosody)
- Alankara Chudamani
- Pramana-mimansa(logic)
- Vitaraga-Stotra(prayers)
Major scriptures by AcharyaRatnashekharsuri(15th Century AD)
- Siri-Sirivala-Kaha
- Shraddh Vidhi Prakaran
Major scriptures by AcharyaYashovijayasuri(17th Century AD)
- Ashtasahasri Tatparyavivarana Tika
- Adhyatmasara
- Adhyatmopanisatprakarana
- Dharmapariksa
- Jaina Nyayakhandakhadya
- Jaina Tarkabhasa
- Jnanasara
- Commentary on Jnanarnava
- Shripal raja no Ras
Others
[edit]- Yogaśāstra
- Siddha-Hema-Śabdanuśāśana
- Trishashthi-Shalaka-Purusha-Charitra
- Bhadrabahu Samhita
- Jnanarnava or the Yogapradipadhikara
- Pramana-mimansa(logic)
Texts claimed by both the sects
[edit]- Tattvartha Sutra- first Jain text written in Sanskrit
Other texts
[edit]- Ajitha purana
- Antakrddaasah
- Aupapātika
- Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh
- Atma Siddhi
- Aupapatika
- Bahuriband
- Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi
- Drstivada
- Jnatrdharmakathah
- Kalpa Sūtra
- Līlāvatīsāra
- Lokavibhaga
- Nālaṭiyār
- Neelakesi
- Nishitha
- Nivvāṇalīlāvaīkahā
- Prasnavyakaranani
- Purvas
- Samavayanga Sutra
- Acaranga Sutra
- Shantinatha Charitra
- Silappatikaram
- Sthananga Sutra
- Sutrakritanga
- Upasakadasah
- Vaddaradhane
- Valayapathi
- Varangacharita
- Vikramarjuna Vijaya
- Vipakasruta
- Vyākhyāprajñapti
See also
[edit]References
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- Jones, Constance; Ryan, James D. (2007),Encyclopedia of Hinduism,Infobase Publishing,ISBN978-0-8160-5458-9
- Melton, J. Gordon;Baumann, Martin, eds. (2010),Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices,Vol. One: A-B (2nd ed.),ABC-CLIO,ISBN978-1-59884-204-3
- Shah, Natubhai (2004) [First published in 1998],Jainism: The World of Conquerors,vol. I,Motilal Banarsidass,ISBN978-81-208-1938-2
- Singh, Upinder(2016),A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century,Pearson Education,ISBN978-93-325-6996-6
- Spuler, Bertold (1952),Handbook of Oriental Studies,Brill,ISBN978-90-04-04190-5
- Umāsvāti, Umaswami (1994),That which is (Translator: Nathmal Tatia),Rowman & Littlefield,ISBN978-0-06-068985-8
- von Glasenapp, Helmuth(1925),Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation[Der Jainismus: Eine Indische Erlosungsreligion],Shridhar B. Shrotri(trans.), Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass(Reprint: 1999),ISBN978-81-208-1376-2
- Winternitz, Maurice (1972),A History of Indian Literature Vol. II. Buddhist Literature and Jaina Literature(2nd ed.),University of Calcutta
- Zvelebil, Kamil (1992),Companion Studies to the History of Tamil Literature,Brill Academic,ISBN978-90-04-09365-2
Further reading
[edit]- Rishabhanatha, inEncyclopaedia Britannica,Editors of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2010
- Dalal, Roshen(2010),Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide,Penguin Books,ISBN978-0-14-341421-6
- Dalal, Roshen(2010),The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths,Penguin books,ISBN978-0-14-341517-6
- Stevenson, John (1848),The Kalpa Sutra and Nava Tatva (tr. from Magadhi),Bernard Quaritch, London
- Thomas, Edward (1877),Jainism,London, Trübner & co.
- Jacobi, Hermann(1884),Jaina Sutras Part I (Akaranga Sutra & Kalpa Sutra),Oxford, The Clarendon press
- Jacobi, Hermann(1884),Jaina Sutras Part II (Uttarâdhyayana Sutra & Sutrakritanga Sutra),Oxford, The Clarendon press
- Stevenson, Sinclair (1915),The Heart of Jainism,H. Milford: Oxford University Press
- M. S. Ramaswami Ayyangar; B. Seshagiri Rao (1922),Studies in South Indian Jainism,Premier Press, Madras
Jain texts
[edit]Bibliography of Sanskrit and Prakrit Jain texts (primary sources), from Dundas (2002):
- Haribhadra.Anekāntajayapatākā,ed. H.R. Kapadia, 2 vols, Baroda, 1940 and 1947.
- Āśādhara.Anagāradharmāmṛta,ed. K. Shastri, New Delhi, 1975.
- Jinasena.Ādipurāṇa,ed. Pannalal Jain, 2 vols, Kashi, 1964 and 1965.
- Ācārāṅgasūtrawith Śīlāṅka’s commentary, in Muni Jambūvijaya (ed.).ĀcārāṅgasūtramandSūtrakṛtāṅgasūtram(re-edition of Āgamodaya Samiti edition), Delhi, 1978.
- Haribhadra.Aṣṭakaprakaraṇa,Ahmedabad, 1918.
- Uvavāiya Suttam,ed. G. Lalwani with English trans. by K. C. Lalwani, Jaipur, 1988.
- Jinadāsa.Āvaśyakacūrṇi,2 vols, Ratlam, 1928 and 1929.
- Bhadrabāhu.ĀvaśyakaniryuktiwithHaribhadra’s commentary (reprint of Āgamodaya Samiti edition), vol. 1, Bombay, 1981.
- ĀvaśyakasūtrainDasaveyāliyasuttaṃ,Uttarajjhayaṇāiṃand Āvassayasuttaṃ,ed. Muni Puṇyavijaya and A. M. Bhojak (Jaina Āgama Series 15), Bombay, 1977.
- Viyāhapaṇṇatti(Bhagavaī),in Pupphabhikkhū (ed.),Suttāgame,vol. 1, Gurgaon, 1953.
- Śivārya.Bhagavatī Ārādhanāwith Aparājita Sūri’s commentary, ed. K. Siddhantashastri, Sholapur, 1978.
- Siddhicandra.Bhānucandragaṇicarita,ed. M. D. Desai, Ahmedabad/Calcutta, 1941.
- Hariṣeṇa.Bṛhatkathākoṣa,ed.A. N. Upadhye,Bombay, 1943.
- Śīlāṅka.Cauppannamahāpurisacariyaṃ,ed. A. M. Bhojak, Varanasi, 1961.
- Haribhadra.Dhūrtākhyāna,ed.A. N. Upadhye,Bombay, 1944.
- Udayaprabha Sūri.Dharmābhyudayamahākāvya,ed. Muni Caturavijaya and Muni Puṇyavijaya, Bombay, 1949.
- Jayasiṃha Sūri.Dharmopadeśamālāvivaraṇa,ed. P. L. B. Gandhi, Bombay, 1940.
- Bhāskaranandi.Dhyānastava,ed. S. Ohira, New Delhi, 1973.
- Devasena.Darśanasāra,ed.A. N. Upadhye,Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Institute 15 (1935):198–206.
- Siddhasena Divākara.Dvātriṃśikā,inA. N. Upadhye(1971).
- Daśavaikālikasūtra,ed. E. Leumann and trans. W. Schubring, in Schubring (1977).
- Jinadatta Sūri.Gaṇadharasārdhaśataka,ed. Gandhi, Three Apabhraṃśa Works.
- Jinabhadra.Gaṇadharavāda,ed. and trans. E. A. Solomon, Ahmedabad, 1966.
- Punnāta Jinasena.Harivaṃśapurāṇa,ed. P. Jain, Kashi, 1962.
- Isibhāsiyāiṃ:A Jaina Text of Early Period,ed. W. Schubring, Ahmedabad, 1974.
- Śubhacandra.Jñānārṇava,ed. H. L. Jain, Kailashchandra Siddhantacharya andA. N. Upadhye,Sholapur, 1977.
- Jñātādharmakathāḥ,in Pupphabhikkhū (ed.),Suttāgame,vol. 1, Gurgaon, 1953.
- Yaśovijaya.Jñānasāra,ed. G. P. Shah, Bombay, 1986.
- Jainaśilālekhasaṃgraha,vol. 1, Bombay, 1928.
- Svāmikumāra.Kārttikeyānuprekṣā,ed.A. N. Upadhye,Agas, 1978.
- Jinapāla.Kharataragacchabṛhadgurvāvalī,ed. Muni Jinavijaya, Bombay, 1956.
- Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalīsaṃgraha,ed. Muni Jinavijaya, Calcutta, 1932.
- Kundakunda-Bhāratī,ed. Pannalal Sahityacarya, Phaltan, 1970.
- Jineśvara Sūri.Kathākoṣaprakaraṇa,ed. Muni Jinavijaya, Bombay, 1949.
- Guṇadhara.Kaṣāyapāhuḍawith Vīrasena’sJayadhavalācommentary, vol. 1, ed. Phulcandra, Mahendrakumar and Kailashcandra, Mathura, 1974.
- Bhadrabāhu.Kalpasūtra,ed. H. Jacobi, Leipzig, 1879.
- Haribhadra.Lalitavistarā,ed. Muni Bhānuvijaya, Ahmedabad, 1963.
- Vaṭṭakera.Mūlācāra,ed. K. Shastri, J. Shastri and P. Jain, 2 vols, New Delhi, 1984 and 1986.
- Pradyumna Sūri.Mūlaśuddhiprakaraṇawith Devacandra Sūri’s commentary, vol. 1, ed. A. M. Bhojak, Ahmedabad, 1971.
- Niśīthasūtrawith bhāṣya and cūrṇi,ed. Amaramuni and Muni Kanhaiyalal, 4 vols, Agra, 1957–60.
- Kundakunda.Niyamasāra,ed. and trans. U. Sain, Lucknow, 1931.
- Prabhācandra.Nyāyakumudacandra,ed. M. K. Jain, Bombay, 1941.
- Kakka Sūri.Nābhinandanajinoddhāraprabandha,ed. B. Harakchand, Ahmedabad, 1928.
- Nandisuttaṃand Aṇuogaddārāiṃ,ed. Muni Puṇyavijaya, D. Malvania and A. M. Bhojak (Jaina Āgama Series 1), Bombay, 1968.
- Devavācaka.NandisūtramwithHaribhadra’s commentary, ed. Muni Puṇyavijaya, Varanasi/Ahmedabad, 1966.
- Raviṣeṇa.Padmapurāṇa,ed. P. Jain, 3 vols, Kashi, 1958–9.
- Hemacandra.SthavirāvalīcaritaorPariśiṣṭaparvan,ed. H. Jacobi, Calcutta, 1883; trans. Fynes (1998).
- Yogīndu.Paramātmaprakāśa,ed.A. N. Upadhye,Bombay, 1937.
- Prabhācandra.Prabhāvakacarita,ed. Jinavijaya, Ahmedabad/Calcutta, 1940.
- Paiṇṇayasuttaṃ:Part 1,ed. Muni Puṇyavijaya and Amritlal Mohanlal Bhojak (Jaina Āgama Series 17.1), Bombay, 1984.
- Dharmasāgara.Pravacanaparīkṣā,Surat, 1937.
- Purātanaprabandhasaṃgraha,ed. Jinavijaya, Shantiniketan, 1936.
- Paṇṇavaṇāsuttaṃ,ed. Muni Punyavijaya, D. Malvania and A. M. Bhojak (Jaina Āgama Series 9.2), Bombay, 1971.
- Kundakunda.Pravacanasārawith Amṛtacandra’s commentary, ed.A. N. Upadhye,Bombay, 1935.
- Rājapraśnīyasūtra,in Pupphabhikkhū (ed.),Suttāgame,vol. 2, Gurgaon, 1954.
- Samavāyāṅgasūtram,in Muni Jambūvijaya (ed.),Sthānāṅga SūtramandSamavāyāṅga Sūtramwith Abhayadeva Sūri’s commentary (re-edition of Āgamodaya Samiti Series edition), Delhi, 1985.
- Haribhadra.Samarāiccakahā,ed. H. Jacobi, Calcutta, 1926.
- Sūtrakṛtāṅgasūtram,in Muni Jambūvijaya (ed.),ĀcārāṅgasūtramandSūtrakṛtāṅgamwith Śīlāṅka’s commentary (re-edition of Āgamodaya Samiti Series edition), Delhi, 1978.
- Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama,vols 2 and 3, ed. H. Jain,A. N. Upadhyeand K. Siddhantashastri, Sholapur, 1976 and 1980.
- Sūrimantrakalpasamuccaya anekapūrvācāryapraṇīta,pt. 2, ed. Muni Jambūvijaya, Bombay, 1977.
- Śākaṭāyana.Strīnirvāṇakevalibhuktiprakaraṇe,ed. Muni Jambūvijaya, Bhavnagar, 1974.
- Jinavallabha Sūri.Saṅghapaṭṭaka,in Gandhi, Three Apabhraṃśa Works.
- Ṣaṭprābhṛtādisaṃgraha,ed. P. Soni, Bombay, 1920.
- Indranandi.Śrutāvatāra,in M. Shastri (ed.),Tattvānuśāsanādisaṃgrahaḥ,Bombay, 1918.
- Samayasundara.Sāmācārīśataka,Surat, 1939.
- Kundakunda.Samayasāra,text, trans. and comm. by A. Chakravarti, Banaras, 1930.
- Sthānāṅgasūtram,in Muni Jambūvijaya (ed.),Sthānāṅga SūtramandSamavāyāṅga Sūtramwith Abhayadeva Sūri’s commentary (re-edition of Āgamodaya Samiti Series edition), Delhi, 1985.
- Anantavīrya.Siddhiviniścayaṭīkā,ed. M. K. Jain, Varanasi, 1959.
- Dharmasāgara.Sūtravyākhyānavidhiśataka,ed. Muni Lābhasāgara, Kapadvanj, 1961.
- Umāsvāti.Tattvarthasūtra,in Sanghvi, S. (1974).Pt. Sukhlalji’s Commentary on Tattvārthasūtra of Vācaka Umāsvāti,trans. K. K. Dixit. Ahmedabad.
- Akalaṅka.Tattvārthavārttikā(Rājavārttikam),ed. Mahendrakumar, 2 vols, Kashi, 1953 and 1957.
- Upāsakadaśāḥ,text and trans. in Hoernle, A. F. R. (1890).The Uvāsagadasāo or the Religious Experience of an Uvāsaga.Calcutta.
- Uttarādhyayanasūtra,in Pupphabhikkhū (ed.),Suttāgame,vol. 2, Gurgaon, 1954.
- Asaga.Vardhamānacarita,ed. P. Jain, Sholapur, 1974.
- Saṅghadāsa.Vasudevahiṇḍi,ed. Muni Caturavijaya and Muni Puṇyavijaya, Gandhinagar, 1989.
- Jinabhadra.Viśeṣāvaśyakabhāṣya,ed. D. Malvania, 3 vols, Ahmedabad, 1966–8.
- Hemavijaya.Vijayapraśasti,ed. Hargovinddas and Bechardas, Benares, 1911.
- Jinaprabha Sūri.Vidhimārgaprapā nāma Suvihitasāmācārī,ed. Muni Jinavijaya, Bombay, 1941.
- Vipākaśrutasūtra,in Pupphabhikkhū (ed.),Suttāgame,vol. 1, Gurgaon, 1953.
- Jinaprabha Sūri.Vividhatīrthakalpa,ed. Muni Jinavijaya, Shantiniketan, 1934.
- Bhāvasena.Viśvatattvaprakāśa,ed. V. Johrapurkar, Sholapur, 1964.
- Haribhadra.Yogabindu,ed. and trans. K. K. Dixit, Ahmedabad, 1968.
- Haribhadra.Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya,ed. and trans. K. K. Dixit, Ahmedabad, 1970.
- Hemacandra.Yogaśāstra,ed. Muni Jambūvijaya, 3 vols, Bombay, 1977–86.
External links
[edit]- Jainism books – Wisdom Library
- Jain eLibrary – Online collection of Jain Literature
- Jain Quantum - Jain Literature Search Engine
- Jain Shastras
- "Jain Agams".JainWorld.com.Archivedfrom the original on 14 February 2015.
- Clay Sanskrit LibraryArchived7 July 2019 at theWayback Machine
- "Sacred texts (Jainism)".The British Library.