Uttarapurana

Uttarapurana
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ReligionJainism
AuthorGunabhadra
Period9th century CE

Uttarapurāṇa is a Jain text composed by Acharya Gunabhadra in the 9th century CE.[1] According to the Digambara Uttarapurana text, Mahavira was born in Kundpur in the Kingdom of the Videhas.[2]

The narration in Uttarapurana continues the account in Mahapurana, written by Acharya Jinasena and completed by Gunabhadra.

  1. ^ Jaini 1998, p. 78.
  2. ^ Pannalal Jain 2015, p. 460.