Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit

Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit

Jain commentaries in Sanskrit are vital for an understanding of the old Jain religious texts in Prakrit, the commentaries date from the 8th to 13th century. The major commentators are well-known in name but as yet there has not been any sustained research on their works. This article attempts to pro...

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Main Author: Royce WILES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2013-04-01
Series:Asian Studies
Subjects:
Jainism
Śvetāmbara Jain texts
Sanskrit commentaries
Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/249
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spelling doaj-26dc8e29e9dd451c93977a3e73a282182021-03-02T02:46:22ZengZnanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)Asian Studies2232-51312350-42262013-04-011110.4312/as.2013.1.1.17-44277Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in SanskritRoyce WILES0Nan Tien InstituteJain commentaries in Sanskrit are vital for an understanding of the old Jain religious texts in Prakrit, the commentaries date from the 8th to 13th century. The major commentators are well-known in name but as yet there has not been any sustained research on their works. This article attempts to provide an initial reference point by listing (for the first time) all known published editions of Jain commentaries in Sanskrit on the Śvetāmbara canon by Śīlaṅka (9th century), Abhayadeva (10th century) and Malayagiri (10th –11th century).       https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/249JainismŚvetāmbara Jain textsSanskrit commentaries
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Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit
Asian Studies
Jainism
Śvetāmbara Jain texts
Sanskrit commentaries
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title Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit
title_short Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit
title_full Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit
title_fullStr Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit
title_full_unstemmed Śvetāmbara Jain Canonical Commentators Writing in Sanskrit
title_sort śvetāmbara jain canonical commentators writing in sanskrit
publisher Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
series Asian Studies
issn 2232-5131
2350-4226
publishDate 2013-04-01
description Jain commentaries in Sanskrit are vital for an understanding of the old Jain religious texts in Prakrit, the commentaries date from the 8th to 13th century. The major commentators are well-known in name but as yet there has not been any sustained research on their works. This article attempts to provide an initial reference point by listing (for the first time) all known published editions of Jain commentaries in Sanskrit on the Śvetāmbara canon by Śīlaṅka (9th century), Abhayadeva (10th century) and Malayagiri (10th –11th century).      
topic Jainism
Śvetāmbara Jain texts
Sanskrit commentaries
url https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/249
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