Upāsakadaśāh is the seventh of the 12 Jain Angas said to be promulgated by Māhavīra himself. Upāsakadaśāh translated as "Ten Chapters on Lay Attenders" is said to have been composed by Ganadhara Sudharmaswami as per the Śvetāmbara tradition.[citation needed]
| Upasakadasah | |
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| Religion | Jainism |
Subject matter
editThe Upāsakadaśāh describes the duties of lay Jain. It details their prescribed observances, various types of temptations they may face, and what a successful life might look like.[1]
English translations
editPopular English Translations are :- Illustrated SRI UPASAKADASA SUTRA Prakrit Gatha - Hindi exposition - English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana, Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra
Bibliography
edit- Upāsakadaśāḥ, text and trans. in Hoernlé, A. F. R. (1890). The Uvāsagadasāo or the Religious Experience of an Uvāsaga. Calcutta.
References
edit- ^ Pruthi, Raj (2004). Jainism and Indian Civilization. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-81-7141-796-4.