Religion Jainism Language Prakrit Chapters 12 | Author Period 150 CE Verses 1243 | |
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Similar Puruşārthasiddhyupāya, Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra, Niyamasara, Shatkhandagama, Kasayapahuda | ||
Mulachara (Mūlacāra) (Fundamental Conduct) is a Jain text composed by Acharya Vattakera of the Digambara tradition, around 150 CE. It incorporates the concepts derived from the Acharanga Jain Agama, original of which is now regarded to be lost in the Digambara tradition.
Contents
Mulachara discusses the conduct of a Digambara monk.
Author
Mulachara is a Digambara text on anagara-dharma (mendicant discipline) written by Acharya Vattakera. It consists twelve chapters and 1,243 verses. It is often called Digambara Acharanga.
Translations
Some translations of Mulachara in Hindi language are available today.
References
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