Agamas
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The Agamas are the canonical sacred texts of Jainism that record the teachings of the Tirthankaras and form the doctrinal foundation of the Jain religious tradition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agamas of Jainism | 1 |
| Jain Agamas | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain scripture collection
ⓘ
canonical text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mahavira’s teachings ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
ahimsa
ⓘ
anekantavada ⓘ syadvada ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy |
Acharya
ⓘ
surface form:
Jain acharyas
|
| contains |
rules for ascetics
ⓘ
rules for lay followers ⓘ teachings on cosmology ⓘ teachings on ethics ⓘ teachings on karma ⓘ teachings on monastic discipline ⓘ teachings on non-violence ⓘ |
| describedAs | canonical sacred texts of Jainism ⓘ |
| forms | doctrinal foundation of Jain religious tradition ⓘ |
| genre | religious scripture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sutras
ⓘ
verses ⓘ |
| includes |
Angas
ⓘ
Chedasutras ⓘ Culikasutras ⓘ Mulasutras ⓘ Prakirnakas ⓘ Upangas ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jain ethics
ⓘ
Jain philosophy ⓘ Jain ritual system ⓘ |
| language |
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
ⓘ
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit ⓘ
surface form:
Jain Prakrit
|
| laterWrittenDownIn | manuscript form ⓘ |
| preservedBy | Jain monastic communities ⓘ |
| records | teachings of the Tirthankaras ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| statusInDigambaraTradition | lost in original form ⓘ |
| statusInSvetambaraTradition | authoritative scripture ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Jain pathshalas ⓘ |
| timeOfCompilation | early centuries after Mahavira ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Mahavira ⓘ |
| traditionHolds | based on direct sermons of Tirthankaras ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor | preservation of Tirthankara teachings ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jain monastic education
ⓘ
Jain ritual practice ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Digambara Jains
ⓘ
Svetambara ⓘ
surface form:
Svetambara Jains
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agamas of Jainism
this entity surface form:
Jain Agamas