Ācārya Pujyapada­’s Iṣṭopadeśa – The Golden Discourse

An English translation of and commentary on the 51 verses of the Iṣṭopadeśa. This fifth-century Sanskrit text was composed by the Digambara ascetic Ācārya Pujyapada and explains the way to liberation through the annihilation of karmas.

Each verse is first given in Hindi, followed by the English translation and comprehensive notes in English containing several original quotations with translations from other Digambara texts.

The foreword, by Ācārya Vidyanand Maharaj, a prominent Digambara figure, is in Hindi. All other material, including a general index of terms, is in English.

Author

Vijay K. Jain

Publication Type

Book

Audience

General

Language

English

Publication Date

Institute of Jainology

Publisher

Institute of Jainology

Series

No Series

Categories

For academics and students, For general readers

Copyright

public domain

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