Antakrddaaśāh is the eighth of the 12
Jain
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
āgamas said to be promulgated by
Māhavīra
Mahavira (Sanskrit: महावीर) also known as Vardhaman, was the 24th ''tirthankara'' (supreme preacher) of Jainism. He was the spiritual successor of the 23rd ''tirthankara'' Parshvanatha. Mahavira was born in the early part of the 6 ...
himself. Antakrddaaśāh translated as "Ten Chapters on End-Makers" is said to have been composed by
Ganadhara Sudharmaswami as per the
Śvetámbara tradition.
It contains stories describing those who succeeded in destroying all their
karmas
Karma (; sa, कर्म}, ; pi, kamma, italic=yes) in Sanskrit means an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptivel ...
and succeeded in attaining Moksa and putting an end to the re-births.
Jain texts
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