Upangas

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Upangas are a group of secondary Jain scriptures that elaborate and supplement the teachings found in the primary Agamas.

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Upangas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain scripture collection
secondary Jain scriptures
associatedWithSect Śvetāmbara
linked to: Svetambara
canonicalStatus acceptedInŚvetāmbaraCanon
cosmologicalContent descriptionOfJambudvipa
descriptionOfSunAndMoon
descriptionOfcelestialRegions
doctrinalRole descriptionOfCosmology
descriptionOfHeavensAndHells
elaborationOfEthicalConduct
explanationOfRebirth
expositionOfKarmaTheory
narrativesIllustratingMoralTeachings
elaboratesOn Agamas
linked to: Āgamas
ethicalContent karmicConsequencesOfActions
storiesOfPastLives
follows Agamas
linked to: Āgamas
historicalContext composedInAncientIndia
includesText Aupapatika-sutra
Candraprajñapti
Jambūdvīpaprajñapti
Jīvābhigama-sūtra
linked to: Chedasutras

Kalpāvataṃsikā-sūtra
linked to: Pannavana-sutra

Nirayāvalikā-sūtra
linked to: Pannavana-sutra

Pannavana-sutra
Praśnavyākaraṇa-sūtra
linked to: Praśnavyākaraṇa

Puṇyapapā-sūtra
linked to: Pannavana-sutra

Rājapraśnīya-sūtra
Sūryaprajñapti
Vipāka-sūtra
linked to: Aupapatika-sutra
language Prakrit
laterForm writtenTexts
numberOfTexts 12
partOf Jain canon
linked to: Jain literature
purpose clarificationOfAgamicTeachings
instructionInDoctrineAndConduct
religion Jainism
scripturalLevel secondaryToPrimaryAgamas
supplements Agamas
tradition ŚvetāmbaraJainScripturalTradition
linked to: Svetambara
transmission originallyOral
usedBy Jain laypeople
Jain monks
Jain nuns

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Agamas includes Upangas