Question

Which of the following Sutra deals with the code of conduct for Jain monks?
A) Acharang Sutra
B) Panch Pratikraman Sutra
C) Tattvartha Sutra
D) Samayik sutra

Answer 1

The correct option for the given question is ''(a) Acharang Sutra''.

What is Achara Sutra?

• Around the 3rd and 2nd century BC, the Acharanga or Acharang Sutra was written. It is the earliest agam, with two Srutaskandhas (books).

• The second book is a treatise that was added to the first to describe the ascetic life's ways of behavior. The second book is divided into four divisions, referred to as Kulas.

• The Acharang outlines how to ask for food, a couch, a bowl, and clothes, as well as the Great Hero Mahavira's penance. Different postures, humility, travel, the quality of food consumed, and spiritual study are among the standards of conduct.