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Religion | Jainism |
Author | Kundakunda |
Language | Prakrit |
Period | 2nd Century CE or later / 1934 Translated in English |
Chapters | 3 |
Verses | 275[1] |
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Pravacanasāra is a text composed by Jain monk Kundakunda in the second century CE or later.[2][3] The title means "Essence of the Doctrine" or "Essence of the Scripture", and it largely deals with the correct ascetic and spiritual behavior based on his dualism premise.[3] Kundakunda provides a rationale for nudity among Digambara monks in this text, stating that the duality of self and of others means "neither I belong to others, nor others belong to me, therefore nothing is mine and the ideal way for a monk to live is the way he was born".[4] The text is written in Prakrit language, and it consists of three chapters and 275 verses.
A modern English translation was published by Vijay K. Jain in 2020.[5]