Samayasāra
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Samayasāra (The Nature of the Self) is a famous Jain text composed by Acharya Kundakunda in 439 verses.[1] Its ten chapters discuss the nature of Jīva (pure self/soul), its attachment to Karma and Moksha (liberation). Samayasāra expounds the Jain concepts like Karma, Asrava (influx of karmas), Bandha (Bondage), Samvara (stoppage), Nirjara (shedding) and Moksha (complete annihilation of karmas).
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Religion | Jainism |
Author | Kundakunda |
Language | Prakrit |
Period | 1st century B.C. |
Verses | 439 |
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A modern English translation was published by Vijay K. Jain in 2022.[2]