Mulachara
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| Author | Acharya Vattakera |
| Language | Prakrit |
| Period | 150 |
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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, original of which is now regarded to be lost in the Digambara tradition.
Mulachara discusses the conduct of a Digambara monk.[4]
Translations
Some translations of Mulachara in Hindi language are available today.[5]
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
- ↑ 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
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