Details

Standardized Title:

Jaina Āgama. Mūlasutta. Āvassaya. Paḍikkamaṇasutta. Selections.

Subjects:

Forgiveness of sin.
Jainism.
Tīrthaṅkaras.
Rites and ceremonies -- India.
Rites and ceremonies.
India.
Sin -- Jainism.
Forgiveness of sin -- Jainism.
Karma.
Jainism -- Prayers and devotions.

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Prayers.
Devotional literature.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Jaina manuscript for private use, recitation, and reflection, dedicated to removing karmic sin and wrong-doing, as defined by Jaina tradition, such as harming other living beings. Text also contains a praise of the Jaina Tīrthaṅkaras. Manuscript is incomplete, containing about only half of the known sūtras in this work.

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Written in 13 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, lower right verso.
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; red lines mark verses throughout.
Non-Latin script record.

Penn Provenance:

Purchased in 1960, possibly from Gujarat as notes on wrapper in Gujarati script.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Indic 12

OCLC:

811249575