Dasavaikalika Sutra of Arya Sayyambhava.

Delhi, India Motilal Banarsidass , 1973. Hardcover First Edition Thus (1973), so stated. First Edition Thus (1973), so stated. Very Good+: shows mild rubbing to the panels; a hint of sunning to the green cloth background field of the backstrip (the gilt titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); a small patch of sticker shadow at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.7 x 0.85 inches). xx, 268 pages. Extensive Bilingual Index of Terms. Language: English. Weight: 15.3 ounces. Green cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ. The Dasaveyaliya-sutta (Sanskrit: Dasavaikalika-sutra), is memorized by all new Jain mendicants. It is one of the Four Mulasutras (‘Fundamental texts’) which are foundational works studied by new monastics. Jain literature is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonical Jain Agamas, which are written in Ardhamagadhi, a Prakrit (Middle-Indo Aryan) language. Various commentaries were written on these canonical texts by later Jain monks.