Aupapātika (c. 1st-2nd century CE) forms part 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 ...
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.
External links
''Das Aupapâtika Sûtra'', Edition with German glossary by Ernst Leumann, 1859-1931
References
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{{Jain Agamas
Jain texts
Agamas