Pancastikayasara
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Pancastikayasara is a foundational Jain philosophical treatise, traditionally attributed to Acharya Kundakunda, that systematically expounds the doctrine of the five fundamental substances (astikayas) and the nature of reality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain philosophical treatise
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Prakrit text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aim |
clarification of the nature of substances and modes
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systematic exposition of five astikayas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Panchastikaya Sara
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Pañcāstikāyasāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Acharya Amritchandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Acharya Kundakunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
astikayas
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five fundamental substances ⓘ |
| genre | sutra-style treatise ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Atmakhyati
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Tattvadipika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceInTradition |
authoritative text in Digambara canon
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foundational text of Jain ontology ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jain philosophical commentaries ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
astikaya
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bondage and liberation of the soul ⓘ dravya ⓘ guna ⓘ naya (standpoints) ⓘ paryaya ⓘ syadvada (conditional predication) ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early centuries of the Common Era ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Digambara Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | respected but not part of Svetambara canonical Agamas ⓘ |
| teaches |
conditions for liberation (moksha)
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distinction between soul and non-soul ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Essence of the Five Astikayas ⓘ |
| topic |
Jain metaphysics
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adharma dravya ⓘ ajiva ⓘ akasha dravya ⓘ dharma dravya ⓘ jiva ⓘ kala (time) ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ pudgala dravya ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Acharya Kundakunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monastic study in Digambara tradition
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philosophical training of Jain scholars ⓘ |
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