Ādi purāṇa
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Religion | Jainism |
Author | Jinasena |
Language | Sanskrit |
Period | 9th century |
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Ādi purāṇa is a 9th century Sanskrit poem composed by Jinasena, a Digambara monk. It deals with the life of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara.
History
Adi Purana was composed by Jinasena (a Digambara monk) as a Sanskrit poem praising the life of first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha. According to Jain tradition, it was composed in 9th century CE.[1][2][3][4]
Content
The work focusses in his own unique style the pilgrimage of a soul to perfection and attainment of mukti. In the work, the struggle for power and control over the entire world of two brothers
Famous quote
A famous quote from Adi Purana is-
By birth are all men equal unto one another; but they differ in respect of the progress they might make on the spiritual path.[5]
Kannada version
A 10th-century Kannada text written in Champu style, a mix of prose and verse, dealing with the ten lives of the first tirthankara, Adinatha in sixteen cantos. This work is known to be the first work of Kannada poet Adikavi Pampa (941 CE).[6] It is based on the original Sanskrit version by Jinasena acharya.
A court poet of
See also
Notes
- ^ Granoff 1993, p. 208.
- ^ Caillat & Balbir 2008, p. 122.
- ^ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 26.
- ^ Jaini 1998, p. 78.
- ^ Jain 2008, p. 111.
- ^ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 29.
- ISBN 0-85229-760-2
References
- ISBN 978-8177720228
- Caillat, Colette; Balbir, Nalini (2008), Jaina Studies: Volume 9 of Papers of the XIIth World Sanskrit Conference, held in Helsinki, Finland (13 - 18 July, 2003), Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, ISBN 9788120832473
- Adipurana, vol. 2, Bhāratīya Jñānapīṭha, 2007, ISBN 978-81-263-0922-1
- ISBN 81-208-1150-X
- Adipurana, vol. 1, Bhartiya Jnanpith, 1963, ISBN 978-81-263-1604-5
- ISBN 81-208-1578-5
- ISBN 978-93-325-6996-6