Jain literature

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Jain literature is the body of religious and philosophical texts associated with Jainism, encompassing scriptures, commentaries, stories, and ethical treatises composed over many centuries in various Indian languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian literature ⓘ
philosophical literature ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ
associatedWith Jainism ⓘ
coreScriptureOf Digambara Jainism ⓘ
linked to: Digambara Jains

Svetambara Jainism ⓘ
linked to: Svetambara
geographicOrigin Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
hasComponent Digambara texts ⓘ
Jain Agamas ⓘ
Svetambara canon ⓘ
astronomical texts ⓘ
biographical works ⓘ
commentarial digests ⓘ
commentaries ⓘ
cosmological texts ⓘ
didactic stories ⓘ
epics ⓘ
ethical treatises ⓘ
grammar and lexicography works ⓘ
hagiographies ⓘ
logic texts ⓘ
mathematical texts ⓘ
medical texts ⓘ
monastic law codes ⓘ
narrative literature ⓘ
philosophical treatises ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
ritual manuals ⓘ
hasDoctrine ahimsa ⓘ
anekantavada ⓘ
five vows ⓘ
jiva and ajiva distinction ⓘ
karma theory ⓘ
moksha ⓘ
syadvada ⓘ
three jewels ⓘ
hasLanguage Apabhramsha ⓘ
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit ⓘ
English ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
Kannada ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ
linked to: Marathi language

Prakrit ⓘ
Rajasthani ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
influenced Apabhramsha literature ⓘ
linked to: Apabhramsha

Gujarati literature ⓘ
Indian narrative traditions ⓘ
Kannada literature ⓘ
Rajasthani literature ⓘ
Tamil literature ⓘ
influencedBy Dravidian languages ⓘ
Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
majorText Acaranga Sutra ⓘ
Adipurana ⓘ
Bhagavati Sutra ⓘ
linked to: Acaranga Sutra

Bhaktamara Stotra ⓘ
Dravyasamgraha ⓘ
Gommatsara ⓘ
Jain Mahabharata versions ⓘ
Jain Ramayana versions ⓘ
Jinasena’s Harivamsa Purana ⓘ
Kalpa Sutra ⓘ
Kalpasutra commentaries ⓘ
Mahapurana ⓘ
Mulachara ⓘ
Niyamasara ⓘ
Pancastikayasara ⓘ
Parsvabhyudaya ⓘ
Parsvanathacarita ⓘ
Prabhavakacarita ⓘ
Samavayanga ⓘ
Samayasara ⓘ
Sutrakritanga ⓘ
Tattvartha Sutra ⓘ
Trilokasara ⓘ
Trisastisalakapurusacaritra ⓘ
Uttaradhyayana Sutra ⓘ
linked to: Acaranga Sutra

Yasastilaka Champu ⓘ
preservedBy Jain lay communities ⓘ
Jain monks ⓘ
Jain nuns ⓘ
Jain scholars ⓘ
timePeriod ancient India ⓘ
early modern India ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ
modern period ⓘ
usedFor ethical guidance ⓘ
monastic education ⓘ
philosophical debate ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ
ritual practice ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ

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Magadhi Prakrit → usedIn → Jain literature ⓘ
Indian philosophy → hasTextualSource → Jain Āgamas ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Shravikas → scripturalReference → Jain Agamas ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Tirthankaras → scripturalSource → Jain Agamas ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Shravakas → follow → Jain scriptures ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Middle Indo-Aryan → usedIn → Jain literature ⓘ
Dharma → isCoreConceptInText → Jain Agamas ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Dharma → centralInText → Jain Agamas ⓘ
subject linked to: Dharma in Indian philosophy
linked to: Jain literature
Indo-Aryan cultural sphere → sharesTextualTradition → Jain Agamas ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Samana → appearsIn → Jain texts ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Jina → scripturalSource → Jain canonical literature ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Shramana → textualAttestation → Jain scriptures ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Videha → knownFrom → Jain texts ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Siddhartha of Kundagrama → mentionedIn → Jain texts ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Upangas → partOf → Jain canon ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Mount Meru → mentionedIn → Jain cosmological texts ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Mallinatha → scripturalSource → Digambara Jain texts ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Adinatha → mentionedIn → Jain Purāṇas ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Svayambhudeva → literaryTradition → Jain Apabhramsha literature ⓘ
linked to: Jain literature
Vajji → mentionedIn → Jain scriptures ⓘ
subject linked to: ancient Vajji / Vaishali region
linked to: Jain literature