Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra
Introduction '''Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra''' is a Jain text composed by Aacharya Samantbhadra Swamy (second century CE), an ''acharya'' of the Digambara sect of Jainism. Aacharya Samantbhadra Swamy was originally from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra is the earliest and one of the best-known śrāvakācāra.A śrāvakācāra discusses the conduct of a Śrāvaka or Jain lay practitioner. Hiralal Shastri mentions 29 such texts from 2nd century CE to modern times.
Overview First verse of the ''Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra'' is dedicated to Vardhamāna Mahāvīra, the 24th Tirthankara::Namāh śri Vardhamāna-e nirdhutakalilātmane:Sālokānāma trilokānāma yadā-vidyā darpanāyate! (1-1) Tr.- I bow to Śri Vardhamāna Mahāvīra who has washed off all the impurities of karmic filth from His Soul, andIn Whose Perception scintillate the three Worlds and the infinity of Space, as in a mirror !
Chapters Seven chapters or parts of the ''Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra'' are:#Right Faith#Characteristics of Right Knowledge#''Anuvrata''#''Guņa vratas''#''Śikşā vratas''#Sallekhanā#Eleven Pratimas
Translation Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra was first translated in English language in 1917 by Champat Rai Jain. It was named "The Householder's Dharma" which means the conduct of a householder.
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References * * P. S. Jaini, Reviewed work(s): Jaina Yoga: A Survey of the Mediaeval Śrāvakācāras by R. Williams, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 27, No. 3 (1964)* Jaina yoga: a survey of the mediaeval śrāvakācāras, Volume 1 of Lala Sunder Lal Jain research series, Author R. Williams, Edition 3, Publisher Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1991* RATNAKARANDA SRAVAKACARA (Sanskrit-Hindi) By Acarya Samantbhadra Translated into Hindi with 2 Appendices by Dr. Jaykumar Jalaj Preface by Dr. Paul Dundas Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 3
External links *  Text of Ratnakarand Shravakachar Translated by Adimati Mataji*  English Translation of Ratnakarand Sravakachara *