Aupapatika
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Aupapātika 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.
’s preaching and descriptions of the mechanism which brings about attainment of liberation.
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
Svetambara
The Śvētāmbara is one of the two main sects of Jainism, the other being the Digambar. Śvētāmbara "white-clad" is a term describing its ascetics' practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from the Digambara "sky-clad" Jainas, whose ascetic practitioners go naked...
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 MahaviraMahavira
Mahāvīra is the name most commonly used to refer to the Indian sage Vardhamāna who established what are today considered to be the central tenets of Jainism. According to Jain tradition, he was the 24th and the last Tirthankara. In Tamil, he is referred to as Arukaṉ or Arukadevan...
’s preaching and descriptions of the mechanism which brings about attainment of liberation.
English translation
Illustrated SRI AUPAPATIKA SUTRAPrakrit 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