Gaina Sûtras
By Mahāvīra
Translated by Hermann Jacobi
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1884, Part I, 1884; Part II, 1895
First written compiled 5th century BCE–5th century CE
In the public domain
About this text
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.
How to cite
Mahāvīra. Gaina Sûtras: Sacred Books of the East, vols. 22 and 45. Translated by Hermann Jacobi. Part I, 1884; Part II, 1895. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1884.
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