Samayasara
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Samayasāra is a famous Jain text by Acharya
Kundakunda
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Its ten chapters discuss the nature of jiva (atman
, pure self), its attachment to karma
s and moksha
.
It has a number of commentaries on it including Atmakhyati of Amritchandra and Natak Samayasar of Banarasidas
.
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Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
Kundakunda
Kundakunda
Kundakunda is a celebrated Jain Acharya, Jain scholar monk, 2nd century CE, composer of spiritual classics such as: Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravacanasara, Atthapahuda and Barasanuvekkha. He occupies the highest place in the tradition of the Jain acharyas.He belonged to the Mula...
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Its ten chapters discuss the nature of jiva (atman
Atman (Hinduism)
Ātman is a Sanskrit word that means 'self'. In Hindu philosophy, especially in the Vedanta school of Hinduism it refers to one's true self beyond identification with phenomena...
, pure self), its attachment to karma
Karma
Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies....
s and moksha
Moksha
Within Indian religions, moksha or mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara and the concomitant suffering involved in being subject to the cycle of repeated death and reincarnation or rebirth.-Origins:It is highly probable that the concept of moksha was first developed in...
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It has a number of commentaries on it including Atmakhyati of Amritchandra and Natak Samayasar of Banarasidas
Banarasidas
Banarasidas was a Shrimal Jain businessman and poet of Mughal India. He is known for his poetic autobiography - Ardhakathānaka, , composed in Braj Bhasa, an early dialect of Hindi linked with the region around Mathura. It is the first autobiography written in an Indian language...
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Samaysar Shastra
Pujya Gurudevshree Kanjiswami's Pravachan On Samaysar Shastra
PDF- Samaysar Siddhi Part-1to9 In Gujarati
- Samaysar Siddhi Part-10 In Gujarati
- Samaysar Siddhi Part-11 In Gujarati
- Pravachan Ratnakar Part-1to11 In Gujarati In Hindi
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