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Q: What is kalpa sutra for jains?
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What language is the kalpa sutra in?

In which language Kalpa Sutra is written?


Who wrote the kalpa sutra?

Acharya Bhadrabahu


What are the Jainism scriptures called?

The Kalpa Sutra


How do you pronounce Kalpa Sutra?

call pa sue tra


What is the sacred book for Jains?

There is a Jaina Sutra I and a Jaina Sutra II, called the Uttaradhyayana Sutra and the Sutrakritanga.


What is the holy book of Jainism?

The holy book of Jainism is known as the Kalpa Sutra or Sutras. Jains are very caring over the environment, they wear masks over their faces to prevent inhaling of any small insects and they carry large brushes so they can brush the floor in front of them to prevent stepping on any plants or insects. they believe in non-violence. There are four significant texts - the Kalpsutra as mentioned previously, the Agama, the Tattvartha Sutra, and the Sanmatti Prakaran. Jain scriptures were written over a long period of time, but the most cited is the Tattvartha Sutra, or "Book of Reality", written by the monk-scholar, Umasvati (aka Umāsvāmi) almost 1800 years ago. There are many holy books of Jainism. Some of these include: Angas Shatkhandgam Tattvarthsutra Mahapurana Samaysara, kalpa sutra kalpa sutra and the tatvarthsutra. Call Agam means the speech given by any enlighten person like Bible in Christianity and Kuran in Islam, Gita in Hinduism. All has same meaning, if understood by self realized person.


Do jainism have holy books?

Yes jainism have many holy books.One of them is Kalpa Sutra


What is Kalpa Sutra?

It is among the most scientifically advanced texts of the JAIN religion, written by Acharya bhadrabahu.


Holy book for jainism?

The knowledge domain of Jainism is very vast. The main holy books of Jains are known as "Äagam". Formerly there were 84 Aagams but there are total 45 Aagam in existence at present. They include 11 Anga Aagam, 12 Upanga Aagam, 10 Prakirnaka Sutra, 6 Chhed Sutra, 4 Mool Sutra and 2 Chulika Sutra making it a total of 45 Aagams.


What actors and actresses appeared in Katkennut kalpa - 2010?

The cast of Katkennut kalpa - 2010 includes: Lasse Lehtinen as Narrator


What actors and actresses appeared in Kalpa Vruksha - 1969?

The cast of Kalpa Vruksha - 1969 includes: Leelavathi Balkrishna Udaya Kumar


What do Jains call their god?

Jains call their god Tirthankar.