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Jnātadhārmakathāh is the sixth of the 12JainAngas said to be promulgated byMāhavīra himself. Jnātadhārmakathāh translated as "Stories of Knowledge and Righteousness" is said to have been composed byGanadharaSudharmaswami as per theŚvetāmbara tradition.
It contains a series of narratives, from which morals about results of following the religious path are drawn. The Eighth Chapter gives the story of LadyMallinatha the nineteenth Tirthankara, or according to the Digambara Jain, Lord Mallinatha.
Popular English Translations are :-Illustrated SRI JNATADHARMAKATHANGA SUTRA in 2 volumes Prakrit Gatha - Hindi exposition - English exposition and Appendices Ed. by Pravartaka Amar Muni, Shrichand Surana Saras, Eng. tr. by Surendra Bothra
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†Tattvartha Sutra is accepted by both Digambara and Śvetāmbara as their texts, although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts. | ||||||||||||||||
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