Jain religious text
Samayasāra ("The Nature of the Self") is a famous Jain text composed by "Acharya Kundakunda" in 439 verses. Its ten chapters discuss the nature of "Jīva" (pure self/soul), its attachment to Karma and Moksha (liberation). "Samayasāra" expounds the Jain concepts like "Karma", "Asrava" (influx of "karmas"), Bandha (Bondage), "Samvara" (stoppage), "Nirjara" (shedding) and Moksha (complete annihilation of "karmas").
A modern English translation was published by Vijay K. Jain in 2022.
History.
"Samayasara" was written by Acharya Kundakunda in Prakrit.
Contents.
The original "Samayasara" of Kundakunda consists of 415 verses and was written in Prakrit. The first verse (aphorism) of the "Samayasāra" is an invocation: ;templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" / ;O bhavyas (potential aspirants to liberation)! Making obeisance to all the Siddhas, established in the fifth state of existence that is eternal, immutable, and incomparable (perfection par excellence), I will articulate this Samayaprābhrita, which has been propounded by the all-knowing Masters of Scripture. According to "Samayasāra", the real self is only that soul which has achieved ratnatraya i.e. Samyak Darshan, Samyak Gyan and Samyak Charitra. These state when soul achieves purity is Arihant and Siddha. It can be achieved by victory over five senses. According to "Samayasāra": ;templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" / ;The Self, by his own enterprise, protecting himself from virtuous as well as wicked activities that cause merit and demerit, and stationing himself in right faith and knowledge, detached from body and desires etc., devoid of external and internal attachments, contemplates on the Self, through his own Self, and does not reflect upon the karmas and the quasi-karmic matter ("nokarma"); the Self with such distinctive qualities experiences oneness with the Self. Such a Self, contemplating on the Self, becomes of the nature of right faith and knowledge, and being immersed in the Self, attains, in a short span of time, status of the Pure Self that is free from all "karmas".
Commentaries.
It has a number of commentaries on it. "Atmakhyati" or "Samayasara Kalasha", written by Acharya Amritchandra in 12th century CE, is a 278-verse Sanskrit commentary. "Samaysar Kalash Tika" or "Balbodh" was written by Pande Rajmall or Raymall in 16th century CE. It is a commentary of Amritchandra's "Samaysar Kalasha". "Nataka Samayasara" is a commentary on Rajmall's version which was written by Banarasidas in Braj Bhasha in 17th century CE.
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