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Gaina Sûtras

Sacred Books of the East, vols. 22 and 45

By Mahāvīra

First written compiled 5th century BCE–5th century CE

About this book

Jacobi’s translation of four early texts of the Śvetāmbara Jain canon: the Ācārāṅga Sūtra, on the conduct of monks and the life of Mahāvīra; the Kalpa Sūtra; the Uttarādhyayana Sūtra; and the Sūtrakṛtāṅga, on rival doctrines.

The edition

Title
Gaina Sûtras: Sacred Books of the East, vols. 22 and 45
Translated by
Hermann Jacobi
Publisher
Clarendon Press, Oxford
Year
1884
Edition
Part I, 1884; Part II, 1895

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Period

Axial Age800 BCE to 200 BCE

Subjects

Traditions

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