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# The Six Old Karmagranthas (Vṛddhakarmagrantha)

वृद्धकर्मग्रन्थ

The traditional set of six older Śvetāmbara Karmagranthas (Kammavivāga of Gargarṣi, Kammatthava, Bandhasayaga of Śivaśarman, Chaḍasīi of Jinavallabha, Sattarī of Candrarṣi) and their commentaries.

- **Contents:** 14 works, 4 readable
- **Words:** 162,567

## Main works

- [Bandhashatakaprakarana (Bandhaśatakaprakaraṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.bandhasatakaprakarana) — Sanskrit; 500–1260 CE
- [Karmagrantha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmagrantha) — Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit; 1100 CE; partly digitised
- [Sattari (Sattarī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.sattari) — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit; 700 CE; partly digitised
- [Bandhashataka (Bandhaśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.bandhasataka) — Prakrit; 500–1260 CE; partly digitised

## Contents (13)

- [Kammavivaga (Kammavivāga)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.kammavivaga) — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit; 925 CE; Gargarṣi; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Chadasii (Chaḍasīi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.sadasiti) — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit; 1092 CE; Jinavallabhagaṇi; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Sayaga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.sayaga) — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit; 550 CE; Śivaśarman; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Sattari (Sattarī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.sattari) — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit; 700 CE; Candrarṣi Mahattara; partly digitised
- [Karmagrantha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmagrantha) — Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit; 1100 CE; Jinavallabha Sūri; partly digitised
- [Karmastava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmastava) — Prakrit; 1100 CE; Jinavallabha Sūri; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Bandhashataka (Bandhaśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.bandhasataka) — Prakrit; 500–1260 CE; Śivaśarma Sūri; partly digitised
- [Bandhashatakaprakarana (Bandhaśatakaprakaraṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.bandhasatakaprakarana) — Sanskrit; 500–1260 CE; Śivaśarma Sūri
- [Brihatkarmavipakasutra (Bṛhatkarmavipākasūtra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.brhatkarmavipakasutra) — Sanskrit; 500–1260 CE; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Karmagrantha (Gargarshi) (Karmagrantha (Gargarṣi))](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmagrantha-gargarsi) — Sanskrit; 850–1000 CE; Gargarṣi; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Karmagrantha Shataka (Karmagrantha Śataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmagranthasataka) — Sanskrit; 500–1260 CE; Śiva; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Karmavipaka (Gargi) (Karmavipāka (Gargi))](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmavipaka-gargi) — Prakrit; 500–1260 CE; Gargi; catalogued, text not yet digitised
- [Karmavipaka (Jinavallabha Suri) (Karmavipāka (Jinavallabha Sūri))](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmavipaka-jinavallabha) — Sanskrit; 1100 CE; Jinavallabha Sūri; catalogued, text not yet digitised

## Commentaries on these texts as a whole (1)

- [Karmagranthasya Curni (Karmagranthasya Cūrṇi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.karmagrantha.vrddha.karmagranthasyacurni) — Sanskrit; 500–1260 CE; catalogued, text not yet digitised

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