JAGMANDARLAL JAINI MEMORIAL SERIES VOL. III

THE SACRED BOOKS

OF THE

JAINAS

Vol. VIII

SAMAYASARA

( THE SOUL-ESSENCE )

SHRI KUNDA KUNDA ACHARYA

original: Shri Kunda Kunda Acharya; Kundakunda was a famous Jain philosopher and monk who lived around the 2nd century CE. "Acharya" is a title for a spiritual teacher or head of a monastic order.

THE ORIGINAL TEXT IN PRAKRIT original: Prakrit; a group of ancient Indo-Aryan vernacular languages, WITH ITS SANSKRIT original: Saṁskrit TRANSLATIONS, AND AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION, COMPREHENSIVE COMMENTARIES, AND AN INTRODUCTION

RAI BAHADUR J. L. JAINI, M. A., M. R. A. S.,

M.R.A.S. stands for Member of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Barrister-at-Law, formerly Judge of the High Court, and President of the Legislative Council at Indore; Author of Outlines of Jainism, Jaina Law, Roman Law, and the Jaina Gem Dictionary; Translator and Commentator of the Tattvarthadhigama Sutra The Manual for Understanding Reality, Gommatsara The Essence of Gommata, Atmanushasana Instruction to the Soul, etc.

ASSISTED BY

JAIN-DHARMA BHUSHANA An honorary title meaning "Jewel of the Jain Religion." BRAHMACHARI a person practicing celibacy and spiritual discipline SITAL PRASADA JI,

EDITOR OF THE “JAINA MITRA,” AUTHOR OF GRIHASTHA DHARMA Householder’s Dharma, ANUBHAVANANDA The Joy of Experience, ATMA DHARMA Religion of the Soul, ETC.

The Soul-Essence

JAGMANDARLAL JAINI MEMORIAL SERIES VOL. III

THE SACRED BOOKS

JAINAS

Vol. VIII

SAMAYASARA

( THE SOUL-ESSENCE )

SHRI KUNDA KUNDA ACHARYA

RAI BAHADUR J. L. JAINI, M. A., M. R. A. S.,

JAIN-DHARMA BHUSHANA An honorary title meaning "Jewel of the Jain Religion." BRAHMACHARI a person practicing celibacy and spiritual discipline SITAL PRASADA JI,

PANDIT AJIT PRASADA, M. A., LL. B.,

THE CENTRAL JAINA PUBLISHING HOUSE

AJITASHRAM, LUCKNOW, (INDIA)

1930.