Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya

Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya
Image of Acharya Amritchandra, author of Puruşārthasiddhyupāya
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ReligionJainism
AuthorAmritchandra
Period10th Century CE

Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya is a major Jain text authored by Amritchandra. Acharya Amritchandra was a Digambara monk who lived in the tenth century (Vikram Samvat). Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya deals with the conduct of householder (śrāvaka) in detail. Another major Jain text that deals with householder's conduct is Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra. Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya also deals extensively with the Jain concept of ahiṃsā.

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