Articles on Jain Digambara Literature
Acarya Pujyapada and His Works
By M. Jalendiran · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2003
Dr M. Jalendiran’s study profiles the life and contributions of Ācārya Pūjyapāda Devanandi, one of the most illustrious scholars of the Digambara Jain tradition. Because early Jain teachers rarely mentioned their names in their works, the author relies on…
Sat-Prarūpaṇa Sūtra of Ācārya Puṣpadanta
By Nandlal Jain · Jinamanjari, 1998
The article presents a translated excerpt and introduction to the Sat-Prarūpaṇa Sūtra (“Enunciation of Existence”) by Ācārya Puṣpadanta (c. 50–80 C.E.), which is part of the revered Jain canonical text Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama, foundational in the Digambara Jain…
Path of Mokṣa According to Kundakunda
By Amar Singh Jain · Jinamanjari, 1998
This article explores the path to mokṣa (liberation) as explained by the great Digambara Jain philosopher Ācārya Kundakunda (dated approx. 8 B.C.E. – 44 C.E.), who followed the original teachings of Mahāvīra. Kundakunda did not propose new doctrines but…