Background
The Uttarādhyayana-sūtra is a scripture in the Śvetāmbara canon. It belongs to the class known as Mūla-sūtras, which include the most basic texts new mendicants learn at the beginning of their monastic education. It consists of didactic chapters, stories or parables and ascetic poetry teaching the fundamentals of Jainism. For instance, it opens with a chapter on the rules of respect and politeness that all monks have to observe, especially junior ones. It ends with an extensive chapter describing the rich world of living beings according to the Jain conception.
The Uttarādhyayana-sūtra is one of the most frequently illustrated texts.
Glossary
- Source:
The British Library Board
- Shelfmark:
Or. 13362
- Author:
unknown
- Date of creation:
perhaps 15th century
- Folio number:
119 verso
- Total number of folios:
132
- Place of creation:
western India
- Language:
Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit and Sanskrit in Devanāgarī script
- Medium:
opaque watercolour on paper
- Size:
26 x 11 cms
- Copyright:
CC0 1.0 (Creative Commons Public Domain)
- Image Copyright:
Types of living beings
- Source:
The British Library Board
- Shelfmark:
Or. 13362
- Author:
unknown
- Date of creation:
perhaps 15th century
- Folio number:
119 verso
- Total number of folios:
132
- Place of creation:
western India
- Language:
Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit and Sanskrit in Devanāgarī script
- Medium:
opaque watercolour on paper
- Size:
26 x 11 cms
- Copyright:
CC0 1.0 (Creative Commons Public Domain)
- Image Copyright:
Uttarādhyayana-sūtra (Prakrit c.1)
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford Prakrit c.1 unknown 1465