Samayasara
By Kundakunda
Translated by J. L. Jaini
Central Jaina Publishing House, Lucknow, 1930, The Sacred Books of the Jainas
First written early centuries CE (date disputed)
In the public domain
About this text
An English translation, with commentary, of Kundakunda’s Samayasāra, the Digambara classic on the soul’s pure nature, which distinguishes the conventional standpoint, from which the soul is bound and acts, from the ultimate standpoint, from which it is pure consciousness.
How to cite
Kundakunda. Samayasara: The Soul-Essence. Translated by J. L. Jaini. The Sacred Books of the Jainas. Central Jaina Publishing House, Lucknow, 1930.
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