Jain literature

E179308

Indian literature philosophical literature religious literature

Jain literature is the body of religious and philosophical texts associated with Jainism, encompassing scriptures, commentaries, stories, and ethical treatises composed over many centuries in various Indian languages.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Jain Agamas	5
Jain texts	3
Jain literature canonical	2
Jain scriptures	2
Jain canon	1
Jain canonical literature	1
Jain Āgamas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1583307 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jain literature
Context triple: [Magadhi Prakrit, usedIn, Jain literature]

A. Smriti literature
Smriti literature is a body of post-Vedic Hindu texts, including legal, ethical, and social codes such as the Dharmashastras, that guide religious practice and daily life.
B. Hindu scriptures
Hindu scriptures are a vast body of ancient Indian sacred texts—including the Vedas, Upanishads, epics like the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and numerous Puranas—that lay out spiritual philosophy, rituals, cosmology, and moral teachings central to Hinduism.
C. Indian philosophical texts (Darśanas)
Indian philosophical texts (Darśanas) are classical schools of Hindu thought that systematically explore metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and liberation through rigorous reasoning and scriptural interpretation.
D. Dharmashastras
The Dharmashastras are a genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts that lay down codes of conduct, social duties, and religious law.
E. Pancharatra texts
Pancharatra texts are a group of ancient Hindu scriptures central to a devotional tradition of Vaishnavism that elaborate rituals, theology, and worship of Vishnu and his avatars.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jain literature
Target entity description: Jain literature is the body of religious and philosophical texts associated with Jainism, encompassing scriptures, commentaries, stories, and ethical treatises composed over many centuries in various Indian languages.

A. Smriti literature
Smriti literature is a body of post-Vedic Hindu texts, including legal, ethical, and social codes such as the Dharmashastras, that guide religious practice and daily life.
B. Hindu scriptures
Hindu scriptures are a vast body of ancient Indian sacred texts—including the Vedas, Upanishads, epics like the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and numerous Puranas—that lay out spiritual philosophy, rituals, cosmology, and moral teachings central to Hinduism.
C. Indian philosophical texts (Darśanas)
Indian philosophical texts (Darśanas) are classical schools of Hindu thought that systematically explore metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and liberation through rigorous reasoning and scriptural interpretation.
D. Dharmashastras
The Dharmashastras are a genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts that lay down codes of conduct, social duties, and religious law.
E. Pancharatra texts
Pancharatra texts are a group of ancient Hindu scriptures central to a devotional tradition of Vaishnavism that elaborate rituals, theology, and worship of Vishnu and his avatars.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (95)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian literature ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ religious literature ⓘ
associatedWith	Jainism ⓘ
coreScriptureOf	Digambara Jains ⓘ surface form: Digambara Jainism Svetambara ⓘ surface form: Svetambara Jainism
geographicOrigin	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
hasComponent	Digambara texts ⓘ Jain Agamas ⓘ Svetambara canon ⓘ astronomical texts ⓘ biographical works ⓘ commentarial digests ⓘ commentaries ⓘ cosmological texts ⓘ didactic stories ⓘ epics ⓘ ethical treatises ⓘ grammar and lexicography works ⓘ hagiographies ⓘ logic texts ⓘ mathematical texts ⓘ medical texts ⓘ monastic law codes ⓘ narrative literature ⓘ philosophical treatises ⓘ poetry ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ
hasDoctrine	ahimsa ⓘ anekantavada ⓘ five vows ⓘ jiva and ajiva distinction ⓘ karma theory ⓘ moksha ⓘ syadvada ⓘ three jewels ⓘ
hasLanguage	Apabhramsha ⓘ Ardhamagadhi Prakrit ⓘ English ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Kannada ⓘ Marathi language ⓘ surface form: Marathi Prakrit ⓘ Rajasthani ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
influenced	Apabhramsha ⓘ surface form: Apabhramsha literature Gujarati literature ⓘ Indian narrative traditions ⓘ Kannada literature ⓘ Rajasthani literature ⓘ Tamil literature ⓘ
influencedBy	Dravidian languages ⓘ Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
majorText	Acaranga Sutra ⓘ Adipurana ⓘ Acaranga Sutra ⓘ surface form: Bhagavati Sutra Bhaktamara Stotra ⓘ Dravyasamgraha ⓘ Gommatsara ⓘ Jain Mahabharata versions ⓘ Jain Ramayana versions ⓘ Jinasena’s Harivamsa Purana ⓘ Kalpa Sutra ⓘ Kalpasutra commentaries ⓘ Mahapurana ⓘ Mulachara ⓘ Niyamasara ⓘ Pancastikayasara ⓘ Parsvabhyudaya ⓘ Parsvanathacarita ⓘ Prabhavakacarita ⓘ Samavayanga ⓘ Samayasara ⓘ Sutrakritanga ⓘ Tattvartha Sutra ⓘ Trilokasara ⓘ Trisastisalakapurusacaritra ⓘ Acaranga Sutra ⓘ surface form: Uttaradhyayana Sutra Yasastilaka Champu ⓘ
preservedBy	Jain lay communities ⓘ Jain monks ⓘ Jain nuns ⓘ Jain scholars ⓘ
timePeriod	ancient India ⓘ early modern India ⓘ medieval India ⓘ modern period ⓘ
usedFor	ethical guidance ⓘ monastic education ⓘ philosophical debate ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ storytelling ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magadhi Prakrit → usedIn → Jain literature ⓘ

Indian philosophy → hasTextualSource → Jain literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jain Āgamas

Shravikas → scripturalReference → Jain literature ⓘ