Practicing Success
What does the Kalpasutra section narrate regarding the lives of the 24 Tirthankaras? |
Political conquests Genealogy of kings Mythical adventures Biographical narrative from birth to salvation |
Biographical narrative from birth to salvation |
Answer: Biographical narrative from birth to salvation The Kalpasutra section narrates a biographical narrative of the 24 Tirthankaras from their births to salvation. Among the most widely illustrated canonical text in the Jain tradition is Kalpasutra. It has a section, reciting events from the lives of the 24 Tirthankaras — from their births to salvation — that provides a biographical narrative for artists to paint. The five key incidents roughly elaborated as — conception, birth, renunciation, enlightenment and first sermon, and salvation from the lives of Tirthankaras and events leading to and around these — comprise most part of the Kalpasutra. |