Hermann Jacobi's English translation of the Uttaradhyayana Sutra and the Sutrakritanga Sutra, published as volume 45 of Max Muller's Sacred Books of the East series, remains the standard reference translation of both Svetambara Jain Agamas into English, prepared directly from the Prakrit text with introductory notes on each text's content, structure and place in the Jain canon.
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Citation
AuthorHermann Jacobi (translator)
PublisherClarendon Press, Oxford (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 45)
Publication Year1895
Source TypeCritical edition
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Reliability Tier1
A named specialist's direct translation from the Prakrit, part of the standard Sacred Books of the East series; superseded in places by later scholarship but still the reference English translation of both texts. Connections
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This source names Prakrit directly: "English, prepared directly from the Prakrit text with introductory notes on each text's content, structure and place in the Jain canon."
Source Jaina Sutras, Part II: Uttaradhyayana and Sutrakritanga (Hermann Jacobi, Sacred Books of the East vol. 45)Hermann Jacobi (translator)
This source names Svetambara directly: "standard reference translation of both Svetambara Jain Agamas into English, prepared directly from the Prakrit text with introductory notes on each text's content, structure and place in the Jain..."
Source Jaina Sutras, Part II: Uttaradhyayana and Sutrakritanga (Hermann Jacobi, Sacred Books of the East vol. 45)Hermann Jacobi (translator)
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- Scriptures & Texts, 25 claims: 16 well-attested, 7 holds, 2 general references.
- Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
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