Niyamasara
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Niyamasara is a foundational Jain philosophical text that systematically expounds core doctrines such as the nature of the soul, karma, and the path to liberation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain text
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philosophical treatise ⓘ religious scripture ⓘ |
| aimsTo | guide aspirants on the path to liberation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Digambara canon ⓘ |
| author | Kundakunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
attainment of kevala jñāna (omniscience)
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discrimination between pure soul and karmic states ⓘ |
| commentariesOn | has multiple traditional Jain commentaries ⓘ |
| doctrine |
ajīva (non-soul)
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bondage and liberation ⓘ jīva (soul) ⓘ karma theory ⓘ right conduct (samyak cāritra) ⓘ viewpoints (naya) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
inner purity over external ritual
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right perspective (samyak darśana) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
karma
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nature of the soul ⓘ path to liberation ⓘ right conduct ⓘ right faith ⓘ right knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | didactic verse ⓘ |
| influenced | later Digambara philosophical literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Jain āgamas ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Prakrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Jain dualism of jīva and ajīva ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
authoritative text on Jain ethics
ⓘ
authoritative text on Jain metaphysics ⓘ foundational Jain philosophical text ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari script
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Grantha script NERFINISHED ⓘ Jain Śāradā script NERFINISHED ⓘ Kannada script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Jain lay scholars
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Jain monks ⓘ Jain nuns ⓘ |
| teaches |
detachment from passions
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meditation on true nature of self ⓘ observance of vows ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Digambara Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jain lay religious study
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Jain monastic curriculum ⓘ |
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