Mulachara
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Author | Acharya Vattakera |
| Language | Prakrit |
| Period | 150 CE |
| Chapters | 12 |
| Verses | 1243 |
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Mulachara (Mūlacāra) (Fundamental Conduct) is a Jain text composed by Acharya Vattakera of the Digambara tradition,[1] around 150 CE.[2][3] It incorporates the concepts derived from the Acharanga Jain Agama, the original of which is now regarded to be lost in the Digambara tradition.
Mulachara discusses the conduct of a Digambara monk.[4]
Author
Mulachara is a Digambara text on anagara-dharma (mendicant discipline) written by Acharya Vattakera. It consists twelve chapters and 1,243 verses. It is often called Digambara Acharanga.[5]
Translations
Some translations of Mulachara in Hindi language are available today.[6]
See also
Notes
- ^ Dundas 2002, p. 80.
- ^ Jaini 1991, p. 47.
- ^ Bhakti in the Early Jain Tradition: Understanding Devotional Religion in South Asia, John E. Cort , History of Religions, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Aug., 2002), pp. 59-86
- ^ Mulachara Ka Samikshatmaka Adhyayana; Premi, Phulchand Jain, 1987
- ^ Jaini 1998, p. 79.
- ^ Mulachara, Bharatiay Janpith
References
- Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X
- Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1991), Gender and Salvation: Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-06820-3
- Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1998) [1979], The Jaina Path of Purification, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1578-5
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