Sacred Books of the East Vols 22 & 45 - The Jaina Sutras

Author: F Max Muller
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 780
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8120801237/01466

Description

This 2-volume set carries translation by Hermann Jacobi from Prakrit of 4 Jaina Sutras. Volume 22 carries Akaranga Sutra which is the first of eleven Angas and treats of the Acara, or conduct as also The Kalpa Sautra which describes the progress of the faithful towards the highest perfection and lays down rules for conduct. VOLUME 45 includes The Uttaradhyayana Sutra which seeks to fortify young monks against the heretical opinions and against the alien teachers, as also The Sutrakritanga Sutra which aims to instruct a young monk in his principal duties..

Contents

Volume –22

Introduction

AKARANGA SUTRA

FIRST BOOK

LECTURE 1
Knowledge of the Weapon

LECTURE 2
Conquest of the World

LECTURE 3
Hot and Cold

LECTURE 4
Righteousness

LECTURE 5
Essence of the World

LECTURE 6
Cleaning

LECTURE 7
Liberation

LECTURE 8
The Pillow of Righteousness

SECOND BOOK

FIRST PART

LECTURE 1
Begging of Food

LECTURE 2
Begging for a Couch

LECTURE 3
Walking

LECTURE 4
Modes of Speech

LECTURE 5
Begging of Clothes

LECTURE 6
Begging for a Bowl

LECTURE 7
Regulation of Possession

SECOND PART

LECTURE 8 - LECTURE 14

THIRD PART

LECTURE 15
The Clauses

FOURTH PART

LECTURE 16
The Liberation

KALPA SUTRA

Lives of the Ginas

Life of Mahavira

LECTURE 1- LECTURE 5

Life of Parsva

Life of Arishtanemi

Epochs of the intermediate Tirthakaras

Life of Rishabha

List of the Sthaviras

Rules for Yatis

Index

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for
The Translations of the Sacred Books of the East

Volume -45

Introduction

UTTARADHYAYANA
LECTURE 1- LECTURE 36

SUTRAKRITANGA

FIRST BOOK

LECTURE 1- LECTURE 16

SECOND BOOK

LECTURE 1- LECTURE 7

Index of Names and Subjects

Index of Sanskrit and Prakrit words

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for
The Translations of the Sacred Books of the East