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The Jain Canon
The Jain scriptural canon comprises 48 texts compiled after Mahāvīra's liberation. Each is a star in the cosmos of Śruta Jñāna — scripture knowledge. Bright stars are available in your library. The others await.
Your journey0 of 48 texts
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Anga
Sūtrakṛtāṅga
सूत्रकृतांग
Refutation of heterodox schools. Ethics.
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Anga
Sthānāṅga
स्थानांग
Classification of doctrines by number.
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Anga
Samavāyāṅga
समवायांग
Numerical summaries of Jain doctrine.
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Anga
Bhagavatī Sūtra
भगवती सूत्र
Dialogues with Mahāvīra — the largest Āgam…
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Anga
Jñātṛdharmakathāḥ
ज्ञातृधर्मकथाः
Stories of righteous persons.
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Anga
Upāsakadaśāḥ
उपासकदशाः
Ten stories of lay devotees.
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Anga
Antakṛddaśāḥ
अन्तकृद्दशाः
Ten stories of those who ended karma.
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Anga
Anuttaropapātikadaśāḥ
अनुत्तरोपापातिकदशाः
Ten stories of those reborn in highest hea…
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Anga
Praśnavyākaraṇa
प्रश्नव्याकरण
Questions and explanations on conduct.
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Anga
Vipākaśruta
विपाकश्रुत
Fruits of karma — stories of suffering and…
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Dṛṣṭivāda
दृष्टिवाद
Lost text
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Upanga
Aupapātika
औपापातिक
Heavenly realms and divine beings.
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Upanga
Rājapraśnīya
राजप्रश्नीय
Dialogue with King Pradeshi on soul and bo…
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Upanga
Jīvābhigama
जीवाभिगम
Classification of living beings.
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Upanga
Prajñāpanā
प्रज्ञापना
36 chapters on nature of souls.
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Upanga
Sūryaprajñapti
सूर्यप्रज्ञप्ति
Astronomical treatise on the sun.
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Upanga
Candraprajñapti
चन्द्रप्रज्ञप्ति
Astronomical treatise on the moon.
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Upanga
Jambūdvīpaprajñapti
जम्बूद्वीपप्रज्ञप्ति
Geography of Jambūdvīpa, the central conti…
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Upanga
Nirāyāvalī
निरयावलिका
Five subsidiary texts on suffering.
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Upanga
Kalpavatansikā
Celestial realms and their inhabitants.
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Upanga
Puṣpikā
On meritorious rebirths.
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Upanga
Puṣpacūlikā
Supplement to the Puṣpikā.
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Upanga
Vṛṣṇidaśā
Stories of the Vṛṣṇi clan and liberation.
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Chheda
Niśītha Sūtra
निशीथ सूत्र
Monastic code of expiation. Secret text.
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Chheda
Mahāniśītha
महानिशीथ
Greater monastic discipline text.
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Chheda
Vyavahāra
व्यवहार
Rules for monastic community governance.
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Chheda
Bṛhatkalpasūtra
बृहत्कल्पसूत्र
Major rules for monks and nuns.
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Chheda
Daśāśrutaskandha
दशाश्रुतस्कंध
Ten lectures on monastic practice.
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Chheda
Pañcakalpa
Five sections of monastic discipline.
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Mula
Āvaśyaka Sūtra
आवश्यक सूत्र
Six essential daily duties of monks.
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Mula
Daśavaikālika
दशवैकालिक
Ten chapters on ascetic ethics.
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Mula
Piṇḍaniryukti
Rules for accepting alms.
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Prakīrṇ.
Catuḥśaraṇa
Four refuges: Arihanta, Siddha, Sādhu, Dha…
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Prakīrṇ.
Āturapratyākhyāna
Renunciations for the suffering and dying.
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Prakīrṇ.
Bhaktaparijñā
Renunciation of food — sallekhanā.
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Prakīrṇ.
Saṃstāraka
Deathbed renunciation rites.
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Prakīrṇ.
Tandulavaitālika
On vegetarianism and food ethics.
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Prakīrṇ.
Candravedhyaka
Arrow-splitting meditation. On focus.
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Prakīrṇ.
Devendrastava
Hymn of the gods to Indra — divine praise.
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Prakīrṇ.
Gaṇitavidyā
Mathematical knowledge in Jain thought.
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Prakīrṇ.
Mahāpratyākhyāna
Major renunciation — path to moksha.
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Prakīrṇ.
Vīrastava
Praise of Mahāvīra the Victor.
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Cūlikā
Nandī Sūtra
नन्दी सूत्र
On the nature of knowledge — five kinds.
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Cūlikā
Anuyogadvāra
अनुयोगद्वार
Introduction to methods of exposition.
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