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	'''''Pravachanasara''''', is a text composed by [[Jain monasticism\|Jain monk]], [[Kundakunda]], in the second century CE or later.{{sfn\|Cort\|1998\|p=69}}{{sfn\|Dundas\|2002\|pp=107-109}} The title means "Essence of the Scripture", and it largely deals with the correct ascetic and spiritual behavior based on his [[Dualism (Indian philosophy)\|dualism]] premise.{{sfn\|Dundas\|2002\|pp=107-109}} Kundakunda provides a rationale for nudity among Digambara monks in this text, stating that the duality of self and of others means "neither I belong to others, nor others belong to me, therefore nothing is mine and the ideal way for a monk to live is the way he was born".{{sfn\|Cort\|1998\|pp=10-11}} The text is written in Prakrit language, and it consists of three chapters and 275 verses.		'''''Pravachanasara''''', is a text composed by [[Jain monasticism\|Jain monk]], [[Kundakunda]], in the second century CE or later.{{sfn\|Cort\|1998\|p=69}}{{sfn\|Dundas\|2002\|pp=107-109}} The title means "Essence of the Doctrine" or "Essence of the Scripture", and it largely deals with the correct ascetic and spiritual behavior based on his [[Dualism (Indian philosophy)\|dualism]] premise.{{sfn\|Dundas\|2002\|pp=107-109}} Kundakunda provides a rationale for nudity among Digambara monks in this text, stating that the duality of self and of others means "neither I belong to others, nor others belong to me, therefore nothing is mine and the ideal way for a monk to live is the way he was born".{{sfn\|Cort\|1998\|pp=10-11}} The text is written in Prakrit language, and it consists of three chapters and 275 verses.

	==Content==		==Content==
	First chapter consists of 92 verses and it describes attributes of ~~Supreme Beings~~ and outlines ~~the~~ first steps ~~in the process~~ of ~~transforming oneself into a Supreme Being~~. Second chapter consists of 108 verses and it describes laws of interaction between space, time particles, elementary matter particles, compound matter particles, motion and ~~souls~~ in the Cosmos. Third chapter consists of 75 verses and it is aimed at delineating the bases of correct mendicant praxis.		First chapter consists of 92 verses and it describes attributes of supreme individual consciousnesses and outlines first steps of achieving that status. Second chapter consists of 108 verses and it describes laws of interaction between space, time particles, elementary matter particles, compound matter particles, motion and individual consciousnesses in the Cosmos. Third chapter consists of 75 verses and it is aimed at delineating the bases of correct mendicant praxis.

	==Commentaries==		==Commentaries==

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{{short description|religious text of Jainism}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use shortened footnotes|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox religious text
| image =
| alt = Pravachanasara
| caption = Text along with commentary of ''Pravachanasara'' in English
| religion = [[Jainism]]
| author = [[Kundakunda]]
| chapters = 3
| language = [[Prakrit]]
| verses = 275{{sfn|Jaini|1991|p=33}}
| period = 2nd Century CE or later / 1934 Translated in English
}}
{{italic}}
{{Jainism}}
'''''Pravachanasara''''', is a text composed by [[Jain monasticism|Jain monk]], [[Kundakunda]], in the second century CE or later.{{sfn|Cort|1998|p=69}}{{sfn|Dundas|2002|pp=107-109}} The title means "Essence of the Scripture", and it largely deals with the correct ascetic and spiritual behavior based on his [[Dualism (Indian philosophy)|dualism]] premise.{{sfn|Dundas|2002|pp=107-109}} Kundakunda provides a rationale for nudity among Digambara monks in this text, stating that the duality of self and of others means "neither I belong to others, nor others belong to me, therefore nothing is mine and the ideal way for a monk to live is the way he was born".{{sfn|Cort|1998|pp=10-11}} The text is written in Prakrit language, and it consists of three chapters and 275 verses.

==Content==
First chapter consists of 92 verses and it describes attributes of Supreme Beings and outlines the first steps in the process of transforming oneself into a Supreme Being. Second chapter consists of 108 verses and it describes laws of interaction between space, time particles, elementary matter particles, compound matter particles, motion and souls in the Cosmos. Third chapter consists of 75 verses and it is aimed at delineating the bases of correct mendicant praxis.

==Commentaries==
Acharya [[Amritchandra]] has written a commentary on Kundkund Acharya's Pravachansara titled ''Tattvadipika'' (i.e. ''the Lamp of Truth''). Acharya [[Jayasena]] has also written a commentary on Pravachanasara titled ''Tatparyavritti'' (i.e. ''the Purport'').{{sfn|Jaini|1991|p=139}} Another commentary was written by [[Hemraj Pande]] in 1652 based on the commentary on ''[[Samayasara]]'' by Rajmall.{{sfn|Orsini|Schofield|1981|pp=87-88}}

== See also ==
* [[List of Jain texts]]

==References==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
* {{citation|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.321516|title=Pravachanasara|last= Upadhyay|first=A. N|date=1935|author-link=A.N. Upadhye|publisher=Param-Śruta Prabhavaka Mandala}}
* {{citation |last=Cort |first=John E. |author-link=John E. Cort |title=Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WWfnXbVWjKcC |publisher=[[SUNY Press]] |date=10 July 1998 |isbn=0-7914-3785-X }}
* {{citation |last=Dundas |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Dundas |title=The Jains |url={{Google books|X8iAAgAAQBAJ|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |edition=Second |date=2002 |orig-year=1992 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-26605-5 |location=London and New York }}
* {{citation |last=Jaini |first=Padmanabh S. |author-link=Padmanabh Jaini |title=Gender and Salvation: Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRA-uoUFz3MC |date=1991 |isbn=0-520-06820-3 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] }}
* {{citation |editor-last=Orsini |editor-first=Francesca |editor-link=Francesca Orsini |editor-last2=Schofield |editor-first2=Katherine Butler |title=Tellings and Texts: Music, Literature and Performance in North India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P0SlCgAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Open Book Publishers]] |year=1981 |isbn=978-1-78374-105-2 }}

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