''Kasayapahuda'' () (also ''Kasayaprabhrta'') is one of the oldest canonical texts of the ''
Digambara
''Digambara'' (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major Jain schools and branches, schools of Jainism, the other being ''Śvetāmbara'' (white-clad). The Sanskrit word ''Digambara'' means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic pract ...
'' Jains. Another canonical text, the ''
Shatkhandagama
The (Prakrit: "Scripture in Six Parts") is the only canonical piece of literature of Digambara sect of Jainism. According to Digambara tradition, the original teachings of lord Mahavira were passed on orally from Ganadhar, the chief discip ...
'' was written about the same time.
[ Both these texts are held in high esteem by the ''Digambaras''. '' Kasaya'' (passions) form the subject matter of ''Kasayapahuda''.
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Author
''Kasayapahuda'' was written by ''Acharya
In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings i ...
'' Gunadhara in the 1st century A.D.[
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Content
''Kasayapahuda'' discusses the Jain doctrine of ''Karma
Karma (, from , ; ) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called ...
''.
References
Sources
*Guṇadhara. ''Kaṣāyapāhuḍa with Vīrasena’s Jayadhavalā commentary'', vol. 1, ed. Phulcandra, Mahendrakumar and Kailashcandra, Mathura, 1974.
Jain texts
Agamas
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