Upasakadasah Knowpia

Upasakadasah
Upasakadasah
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Religion	Jainism

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 Sudharmaswami as per the Śvetámbara tradition.^{[citation needed]}

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The Upāsakadaśāh describes the duties of lay Jain. It details their prescribed observances, various types of temptations they may face, and what a successful life might look like.^[1]

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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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^ Pruthi, Raj (2004). Jainism and Indian Civilization. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-81-7141-796-4.

[1] Pruthi, Raj (2004). Jainism and Indian Civilization. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-81-7141-796-4.

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