''Pravachanasara'', is a text composed by

Jain monk Jain monasticism refers to the order of monks and nuns in the Jain community and can be divided into two major denominations: the ''Digambara'' and the '' Śvētāmbara''. The monastic practices of the two major sects vary greatly, but the ...

, Kundakunda, in the second century CE or later. The title means "Essence of the Doctrine" or "Essence of the Scripture", and it largely deals with the correct ascetic and spiritual behavior based on his dualism premise. Kundakunda provides a rationale for nudity among Digambara monks in this text, stating that the duality of self and of others means "neither I belong to others, nor others belong to me, therefore nothing is mine and the ideal way for a monk to live is the way he was born". The text is written in Prakrit language, and it consists of three chapters and 275 verses.

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First chapter consists of 92 verses and it describes attributes of supreme individual consciousnesses and outlines first steps of achieving that status. Second chapter consists of 108 verses and it describes laws of interaction between space, time particles, elementary matter particles, compound matter particles, motion and individual consciousnesses in the Cosmos. Third chapter consists of 75 verses and it is aimed at delineating the bases of correct mendicant praxis.

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Amritchandra Amritchandra (f. 10th-century CE) was a Digambara Jain Acharya who wrote commentaries on Samayasāra called ''Atmakhyati'' and ''Samaysar Kalasha'', Pravachanasara and Pancastikayasara. He also wrote independent books of Puruşārthasiddhyupāya ...

has written a commentary on Kundkund Acharya's Pravachansara titled ''Tattvadipika'' (i.e. ''the Lamp of Truth''). Acharya

Jayasena Jayasena was a twelfth century Digambara Jain Acharya who wrote ''Tattparyavritti'' (or ''the Purport''), a commentary on Acharya Kundakunda's Pravachanasara ''Pravachanasara'', is a text composed by Jain monk, Kundakunda Kundakund ...

has also written a commentary on Pravachanasara titled ''Tatparyavritti'' (i.e. ''the Purport''). Another commentary was written by

Hemraj Pande Hemraj may refer to: * Kacharu Lal Hemraj Jain, Indian politician * Hemraj Verma, Indian politician * Sheth Gopalji Hemraj High School {{Disambiguation, surname ...

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