''Kasayapahuda'' () (also ''Kasayaprabhrta'') is one of the oldest canonical text of the ''
Digambara
''Digambara'' (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being ''Śvētāmbara'' (white-clad). The Sanskrit word ''Digambara'' means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic practice of neither possessing n ...
'' Jains. Another oldest canonical text, the ''
Shatkhandagama
The (Sanskrit: "Scripture in Six Parts") is the foremost and oldest Digambara Jain sacred text.
According to Digambara tradition, the original canonical scriptures of the Jains were totally lost within a few centuries of ''Nirvana'' of Mah ...
'' was written about the same time.
[ Both these texts are held in high esteem by the ''Digambaras''. '' Kasaya'' (passions) form the subject matter of ''Kasayapahuda''.
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Author
''Kasayapahuda'' was written by ''Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. An acharya is a highly learned person with a t ...
'' Gunadhara in the 1st century A.D.[
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Content
''Kasayapahuda'' discusses the Jain doctrine of ''Karma
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 ...
''.
References
Sources
Jain texts
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