Uttarapurāṇa is a Jain text composed by Acharya Gunabhadra in the 9th century CE.[1] According to the Digambara Uttarapurana text, Mahavira was born in Kundpur in the Kingdom of the Videhas.[2]
Uttarapurana | |
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Religion | Jainism |
Author | Gunabhadra |
Period | 9th century CE |
The narration in Uttarapurana continues the account in Mahapurana, written by Acharya Jinasena and completed by Gunabhadra.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Jaini 1998, p. 78.
- ^ Pannalal Jain 2015, p. 460.
Sources
edit- Jain, Pannalal (2015), Uttarapurāṇa of Āchārya Guṇabhadra, Bhartiya Jnanpith, ISBN 978-81-263-1738-7
- Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1998) [1979], The Jaina Path of Purification, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1578-5