Uttaradhyayana or Uttaradhyayana Sutra is one of the most important sacred books of Jains. It consists of 36 chapters, each of which deals with aspects of Jain doctrine and discipline. It is believed by some to contain the actual words of Bhagwan
Mahavira
Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, ), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, ), was the 24th ''Tirthankara'' (Supreme Preacher and Ford Maker) of Jainism. Although the dates and most historical details of his lif ...
(599/540 - 527/468 BCE) - the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism.
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List of Jain texts
Jain literature () refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonical ''Jain Agamas'', which are wri ...
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*''Uttarādhyayanasūtra'', in Pupphabhikkhū (ed.), ''Suttāgame'', vol. 2, Gurgaon, 1954.
External links
* Jacobi, Hermann (trans., 1895), ''Jaina Sutras, Part II: The Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra; The Sûtrakritâṅga Sûtra''. (Oxford: The Clarendon Press). Available a
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