Upāṅga
Meaning ‘auxiliary limbs’, the second group of 12 texts that make up the scriptures of the Śvetāmbara Jains. The Upāṅgas complement the first set of 12 texts, the Aṅgas – ‘limbs’ in Sanskrit.
« Back to Glossary IndexMeaning ‘auxiliary limbs’, the second group of 12 texts that make up the scriptures of the Śvetāmbara Jains. The Upāṅgas complement the first set of 12 texts, the Aṅgas – ‘limbs’ in Sanskrit.
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