Samayasāra

Samayasāra

Samayasāra (The Nature of the Self) is a famous Jain text by Acharya Kundakunda.

Its ten chapters discuss the nature of jiva (atman, pure self), its attachment to karmas and moksha.

It has a number of commentaries on it including Atmakhyati of Amritchandra and Natak Samayasar of Banarasidas.

References

* [http://www.jainworld.org/samaysar/samindpg.htm Samaysar text with translation]
* Samayasara of Shri Kundakunda, 1944, Chakravartinayanar, A., Bharatiya Jnanpith


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