Upasakdashang उपासकदशांग
The Scripture of Ten Exemplary Lay Followers. Ten chapters tracing the lives, vows, divine tests, and spiritual triumphs of ten householders who practiced Lord Mahāvīra's teachings while living in the world. The definitive guide to the Jain lay path.
Teachings By
Lord Mahāvīra
Compiled By
Arya Sudharmashvami
Translated By
Dishant Shah
Chapters
10 Total
Lay Follower Ānanda
A wealthy merchant of Champā transforms through twelve vows and eleven stages of practice.
Lay Follower Kāmadeva
Divine testing by Indra in terrifying forms — demon, elephant, serpent — all resisted through fearlessness.
Lay Follower Chulanīpitā
A celestial being threatens his mother — testing whether love or spiritual resolve is stronger.
Lay Follower Surādeva
The only devotee who wavers — and is restored by his wife Dhanna's wisdom. Proof that recovery is possible.
Lay Follower Chullanishataka
Divine testing, physical suffering, and the unshakeable power of a supportive spouse in Alabhika.
Lay Follower Kundkolik
The triumph of human effort over fatalism and the unshakeable resolve of choice in Kampillyapur.
Lay Follower Sakdalputra
The potter of Polaspur who discovered spiritual agency, renouncing fatalism for the Jain path of effort.
Lay Follower Mahashatak
Detachment amidst domestic indulgence and the extraordinary support of ancient masters in Rajgrihi.
Lay Follower Nandinipita
The power of quiet persistence — twenty years of steady, obstacle-free devotion in Shravasti.
Lay Follower Salihipita
The completion of the ten paths and the formal conclusion of the sacred Upasakdashang scripture.