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  2. Jain literature - Wikipedia

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    Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonical Jain Agamas, which are written in Ardhamagadhi, a Prakrit (Middle-Indo Aryan) language.

  3. Ācārāṅga Sūtra - Wikipedia

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    The Ācārāṅga Sūtra, the foremost and oldest Jain text (First book c. 5th–4th century BCE; Second book c. Late 4th–2nd century BCE), [1] is the first of the twelve Angas, part of the agamas which were compiled based on the teachings of 24th Tirthankara Mahavira.

  4. Satkhandagama - Wikipedia

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    It is said [weasel words] to have been based on oral teaching of the Digambara monk, acharya Dharasena (1st Century CE). [2] According to the tradition, alarmed at the gradual dwindling of scriptural knowledge, he summoned two monks, Puṣpadanta and Bhūtabali to a cave, known as Candra Guphā, or the Moon Cave, his retreat in mount Girnar, Gujarat, and communicated what he remembered out of ...

  5. Daulatsagarsuri - Wikipedia

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    Daulatsagarsuri inspired and drove the movement of the establishment of "Aagam Mandirs", which are temples where all the 45 Aagam sutras are inscribed on copper plates and embedded into walls. Most "Aagam Mandirs" have Mahavira as the principal deity. He established several aagam mandirs, and the Shree Vardhaman Jain Aagam Tirth, Katraj is one ...

  6. Purvas - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, Acarya Hemachandra's Parishishtaparva, also known as Sthaviravali (stories on the lives of elders or Jain patriarchs), contains detailed information as to how the knowledge of the Purvas was lost. Bhadrabahu Svami was the last person to have the knowledge of the entire 14 Purvas.

  7. Tattvartha Sutra - Wikipedia

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    Tattvārthasūtra, meaning "On the Nature [] of Reality []" (also known as Tattvarth-adhigama-sutra or Moksha-shastra) is an ancient Jain text written by Acharya Umaswami in Sanskrit, sometime between the 2nd- and 5th-century CE.

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  9. Śalākāpuruṣa - Wikipedia

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    Satkhandagama (1st century) – This gives a description of Jain universal history in a rudimentary form.; Tiloya Panatti by Yativṛṣabha (7th century) – This text gives descriptions of other Jain heroes i.e. 9 Naradas, 11 Rudras and 24 Kamadevas, [15] but specifically states that there are only 63 salakapurusas.