Kalpa Sūtra
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The Kalpa Sūtra (
Bhadrabahu, which would place it in the 4th century BCE,[2] it was probably put in writing 980 or 993 years after the Nirvana (Moksha
) of Mahavira.
History
Within the six sections of the Jain literary corpus belonging to the Śvetāmbara school, it is classed as one of the Cheda Sūtras. This Sutra contains detailed life histories and, from the mid-15th century, was frequently illustrated with miniature painting. The oldest surviving copies are written on paper in western India in the 14th century.[citation needed]
The Kalpa Sutra is ascribed to
Dhruvasena, 980 or 993 years after Mahavira's death.[3]
Importance
The book is read and illustrated in an eight-day-long festival of
Paryushan
by Jain monks for general people. Only monks can read the scriptures, as in Jainism, this book has very high spiritual values.
Contents
Kalpasutra mentions nine Ganas and 11
Bhadrabahu is mentioned as prime Ganadhara of Mahavira.[4] Bhadrabahu's disciple Godasa is mentioned to have founded Godasa Gana.[4]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Jacobi, Hermann (1884). Müller, F. Max (ed.). Kalpa Sutra, Jain Sutras Part I, Sacred Books of the East. Vol. 22. Oxford: The Clarendon Press.
- ^ a b "Mahavira". Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 2006. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009 – via Answers.com.
- ^ Kailash Chand Jain 1991, p. 75.
- ^ a b c Vyas 1995, p. 27.
Sources
- ISBN 0-415-26605-X
- ISBN 978-81-208-0805-8
- Vyas, R. T., ed. (1995), Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects, The Director, Oriental Institute, on behalf of the Registrar, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, ISBN 81-7017-316-7
- "The Kalpa Sûtra" translated in English by ISBN 81-208-0123-7
External links
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- Translations
- Kalpa Sutra text (1884 English translation) (sacred-texts.com)
- Kalpa Sutra text (1884 English translation) (Wisdom Library)
- The Kalpa sutra, and Nava tatva (1848 English translation)