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[edit] Introduction
Upāsakadaśāh is the seventh of the 12 Jain āgamas said to be promulgated by Māhavīra himself. Upāsakadaśāh translated as "Ten Chapters on Lay Attenders" is said to have been composed by Ganadhara Sudharmasvami as per the Śvetámbara tradition.
[edit] Subject matter of the Agama
It contains stories describing the piety of the advanced laymen and their fortitude in face of demonic attacks.
[edit] English Translations
Popular English Translations are :- Illustrated SRI UPASAKADASA SUTRA Prakrit Gatha - Hindi exposition - English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana, Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra
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Jain Scriptures |
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| Fourteen Purvas (The Prior Knowledge - considered totally lost) |
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| Angāgama |
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| Upanga āgamas |
Aupapātika · Rājapraśnīya · Jīvājīvābhigama · Prajñāpana · Sūryaprajñapti · Jambūdvīpaprajñapti · Candraprajñapti · Nirayārvalī · Kalpāvatamsikāh · Puspikāh · Puspacūlikāh · Vrasnidaśāh
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| Chedasūtra |
Ācāradaśāh · Brhatkalpa · Vyavahāra · Niśītha · Mahāniśītha · Jītakalpa
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| Mūlasūtra |
Daśavaikālika · Uttarādhyayana · Āvaśyaka · Pindaniryukyti
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| Prakīrnaka sūtra |
Catuhśarana · Āturapratyākhyanā · Bhaktaparijñā · Samstāraka · Tandulavaicarika · Candravedhyāka · Devendrastava · Ganividyā · Mahāpratyākhyanā · Vīrastava
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Nandī-sūtra · Anuyogadvāra-sūtra
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| Āgamas |
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| Pratham -ānuyoga |
Padmapurāna · Harivamsapurāna · Ādipurāna · Uttarapurāna |
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| Carnānuyoga |
Mulācāra · Trivarnācāra · Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra
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| Ganitānuyoga |
Sūryaprajñapti · Candraprajñapt · Jayadhavalātikā · Gommatasāra
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| Commentary |
Commentary on Tattvarthasūtra and Aptmimamsa
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| Tattvārthasūtra is accepted by both Digambaras and Śvetāmbara as their texts although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts. |
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