Aupapatika

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Aupapātika (c. 1st-2nd century CE)^[1] forms part of the 12 Jain upanga āgamas as per Śvetámbara tradition. Aupapātika is translated as “Spontaneously Arising” so named as it contains descriptions of Heavenly beings and Hellish beings who are born spontaneously.

Subject matter

It contains descriptions of Devs(heavenly beings) who are born in heavens and hellish beings born in hells. It also contains an elaborate account of Mahavira’s preaching and descriptions of the mechanism which brings about attainment of liberation.

External links

• Das Aupapâtika Sûtra, German translation by Leumann, Ernst, 1859-1931

References

• Jain, Sagarmal (1998). "Jain Literature [From earliest time to c. 10th A.D.]". Aspects of Jainology: Volume VI. 

Jain literature
Fourteen Purvas (The Prior Knowledge – considered totally lost)
Śvētāmbara Canonical Texts
Angāgama	Acharanga Sutra Sutrakritanga Sthananga Sutra Samavayanga Sutra Vyākhyāprajñapti Jnatrdharmakathah Upasakadasah Antakrddaasah Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh Prasnavyakaranani Vipakasruta Drstivada (now extinct)
Upanga āgamas	Aupapatika Rājapraśnīya Jīvājīvābhigama Prajñāpana Sūryaprajñapti Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Candraprajñapti Nirayārvalī Kalpāvatamsikāh Puspikāh Puspacūlikāh Vrasnidaśāh
Chedasūtra	Ācāradaśāh Brhatkalpa Vyavahāra Nishitha Mahāniśītha Jītakalpa Kalpa Sūtra
Mūlasūtra	Daśavaikālika Uttaradhyayana Āvaśyaka Pindaniryukyti
Prakīrnaka sūtra	Catuhśarana Āturapratyākhyanā Bhaktaparijñā Samstāraka Tandulavaicarika Candravedhyāka Devendrastava Ganividyā Mahāpratyākhyanā Vīrastava
Cūlikasūtra	Nandī-sūtra Anuyogadvāra-sūtra
Digambara Texts
Agamas	Shatkhandagama Kasayapahuda
Pratham -ānuyoga	Ādi purāṇa Mahapurana Harivamsa Purana
Carnānuyoga	Mulachara Trivarnācāra Tattvartha Sutra (Note1) Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra Puruşārthasiddhyupāya
Karnánuyoga	Gommatsāra Sūryaprajñapti Jayadhavalātikā Tiloya Panatti Lokavibhaga
Dravyānuyoga	Niyamasara Pancastikayasara Pravachanasara Samayasāra Aptamimamsa Dravyasamgraha Jnanarnava
Commentary	Sarvārthasiddhi (commentary on Tattvārthasūtra)
Others	Siribhoovalaya Uvasagharam Stotra Bhaktamara Stotra Jinvani Namokar Mantra
Tattvartha Sutra is accepted by both Digambara and Śvetāmbara as their texts although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts.