Yasastilaka Champu

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Yasastilaka Champu is a 10th-century Sanskrit Jain narrative poem by Somadeva that combines prose and verse to expound Jain ethics, philosophy, and courtly culture.

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Yasastilaka Champu canonical 1

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instanceOf Jain narrative poem ⓘ
Sanskrit literary work ⓘ
champu ⓘ
author Somadeva ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 10th century ⓘ
culturalContext medieval Indian courtly milieu ⓘ
didacticAudience courtly and lay Jain readership ⓘ
didacticPurpose expound Jain moral values ⓘ
ethicalFocus right conduct according to Jainism ⓘ
genre didactic literature ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
literaryForm prose and verse mixed ⓘ
literaryTechnique alternation of prose and verse ⓘ
literaryTradition classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ
mainTheme Jain ethics ⓘ
Jain philosophy ⓘ
courtly culture ⓘ
narrativeFunction vehicle for ethical instruction ⓘ
narrativeMode religious narrative with moral exempla ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation Jain doctrine ⓘ
philosophicalTopics karma in Jain thought ⓘ
non-violence in Jain ethics ⓘ
renunciation and asceticism ⓘ
placeInTradition Jain courtly literature ⓘ
preservationStatus extant text ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
religiousAffiliationOfAuthor Jain ⓘ
linked to: Jains
religiousTradition Jainism ⓘ
scripturalRelation non-canonical Jain literature ⓘ

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Jain literature → majorText → Yasastilaka Champu ⓘ