Chedasutras

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Chedasutras are a group of Jain canonical texts that primarily detail monastic discipline, rules of conduct, and penance for monks and nuns.

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Chedasutras canonical 1
Jīvābhigama-sūtra 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain canonical text collection
Jain scripture
aimsTo maintain purity of monastic order
standardize disciplinary practice
associatedWith Svetambara
surface form: Śvetāmbara monastic community
canonicalStatus part of the twelve Aṅgas and ancillary texts in Śvetāmbara tradition
focusesOn disciplinary measures
expiation of transgressions
monastic discipline
monastic offences
penance
procedures for confession
rules of conduct for monks
rules of conduct for nuns
genre legal-disciplinarian text
monastic code
hasPart Bṛhatkalpa
Jītakalpa
Mahāniśītha
Niśītha
Pañcakalpa
Vyavahāra
Ācāradaśāh
influence Jain monastic law
later Jain commentarial literature
language Prakrit
partOf Svetambara canon
surface form: Śvetāmbara canon
prescribes penances for infractions
rules for handling lapses in vows
rules for handling monastic disputes
regulates ascetic conduct
disciplinary procedures
monastic life
penitential practices
relatedTo Kalpa Sutra
surface form: Kalpa Sūtra

Acaranga Sutra
surface form: Ācārāṅga Sūtra
religion Jainism
script Devanagari script
surface form: Jain Devanagari

Jain Mahajani
Jain Maharashtri
surface form: Jain Śāradā
timePeriod early centuries of the Common Era
tradition Svetambara
surface form: Śvetāmbara
transmission oral tradition before being written down
usedBy Jain monks
Jain nuns

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Agamas includes Chedasutras
Upangas includesText Chedasutras
this entity surface form: Jīvābhigama-sūtra