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Jain
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Texts
A Treatise on Jainism — Jayatilal S. SanghviA comprehensive treatise on Jainism covering its religion, philosophy, metaphysics, ethics, karma theory, and path to liberation. Written by Shri Jayatilal S. Sanghvi as a systematic introduction to the Jain worldview.Akaranga Sutra — Hermann JacobiThe Akaranga Sutra, the first and most important Jain canonical text, prescribing the rules of conduct for Jain monks, with particular emphasis on the doctrine of ahimsa (non-violence). Translated from Prakrit by Hermann Jacobi, 1884.Jain Doctrinal Teachings — Pravin K. ShahA collection of foundational Jain doctrinal teachings covering the Five Great Vows, Nine Tattvas, Twelve Bhavanas, the Eightfold Worship, and other core principles of Jain ethics and metaphysics.Kalpa Sutra — Hermann JacobiThe Kalpa Sūtra of Bhadrabāhu, containing the lives of the Jinas and rules for monks, translated by Hermann Jacobi (1884).Sutrakritanga — Hermann JacobiThe Sūtrakṛtāṅga (Sūtrakṛdaṅga), second Aṅga of the Śvetāmbara Jain canon — dialogues on right conduct, refutations of rival philosophical schools, and discourses on the path of the mendicant. Two books, twenty-three lectures. Translated from the Prākrit by Hermann Jacobi.Uttaradhyayana Sutra — Hermann JacobiThe Uttaradhyayana Sutra, one of the principal Jain canonical texts, containing thirty-six lectures on ethics, asceticism, and spiritual liberation, rich in parables and dialogues. Translated from Prakrit by Hermann Jacobi, 1895.