Aupapatika

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Aupapātika (c. 1st-2nd century CE)^[1] forms part of the 12 Jain upanga āgamas as per Śvetámbara tradition. Aupapātika is translated as “Spontaneously Arising” so named as it contains descriptions of Heavenly beings and Hellish beings who are born spontaneously.

Subject matter

It contains descriptions of Devs/ heavenly beings who are born in heavens and hellish beings born in hells. It also contains an elaborate account of Mahavira’s preaching and descriptions of the mechanism which brings about attainment of liberation.

English translation

Illustrated SRI AUPAPATIKA SUTRA Prakrit Gatha - Hindi exposition - English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana Saras Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra 12 Oil paintings by Dr. Trilok Sharma reproduced on art plates 2003 250 x 190 mm 388 pp 12 colour plates

External links

• Das Aupapâtika Sûtra, German translation by Leumann, Ernst, 1859-1931

References

• Jain, Sagarmal (1998). "Jain Literature [From earliest time to c. 10th A.D.]". Aspects of Jainology: Volume VI. 

Jain literature Fourteen Purvas (The Prior Knowledge – considered totally lost) Śvētāmbara Canonical Texts Angāgama Acharanga Sutra Sutrakritanga Sthananga Sutra Samavayanga Sutra Vyākhyāprajñapti Jnatrdharmakathah Upasakadasah Antakrddaasah Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh Prasnavyakaranani Vipakasruta Drstivada (now extinct) Upanga āgamas Aupapatika Rājapraśnīya Jīvājīvābhigama Prajñāpana Sūryaprajñapti Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Candraprajñapti Nirayārvalī Kalpāvatamsikāh Puspikāh Puspacūlikāh Vrasnidaśāh Chedasūtra Ācāradaśāh Brhatkalpa Vyavahāra Nishitha Mahāniśītha Jītakalpa Kalpa Sūtra Mūlasūtra Daśavaikālika Uttaradhyayana Āvaśyaka Pindaniryukyti Prakīrnaka sūtra Catuhśarana Āturapratyākhyanā Bhaktaparijñā Samstāraka Tandulavaicarika Candravedhyāka Devendrastava Ganividyā Mahāpratyākhyanā Vīrastava Cūlikasūtra Nandī-sūtra Anuyogadvāra-sūtra Digambara Texts Agamas Satkhandagama Kasayaprabhrta Pratham -ānuyoga Harivamsa Purana Ādi purāṇa Mahapurana Carnānuyoga Mulachara Trivarnācāra Tattvartha Sutra (Note1) Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra Puruşārthasiddhyupāya Karnánuyoga Gommatsāra Sūryaprajñapti Jayadhavalātikā Tiloya Panatti Dravyānuyoga Niyamasara Pancastikayasara Pravachanasara Samayasāra Aptamimamsa Dravyasamgraha Jnanarnava Commentary Commentary on Tattvartha Sutra and Aptmimamsa Others Siribhoovalaya Jinvani Uvasagharam Stotra Bhaktamara Stotra Tattvartha Sutra is accepted by both Digambara and Śvetāmbara as their texts although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts.