''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 ...
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Kundakunda
Kundakunda was a Digambara Jain monk and philosopher, who likely lived in the 2nd CE century CE or later.
His date of birth is māgha māsa, śukla pakṣa, pañcamī tithi, on the day of Vasant Panchami.
He authored many Jain texts such ...
, 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.
Content
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.
Commentaries
Acharya
Amritchandra has written a commentary on Kundkund Acharya's Pravachansara titled ''Tattvadipika'' (i.e. ''the Lamp of Truth''). Acharya
Jayasena has also written a commentary on Pravachanasara titled ''Tatparyavritti'' (i.e. ''the Purport''). Another commentary was written by
Hemraj Pande in 1652 based on the commentary on ''
Samayasara'' by Rajmall.
See also
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