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Prabhāvakacarita is a Jain text devoted to history, composed by Prabhācandra, an ''acarya'' of the Svetambara tradition of Jainism in 1277-78.〔Prabhāvakacarita of Prabhācandrācārya. Ed. Jina Vijaya Muni. Singhi Jaina Series, vol. 13. Ahmedabad, Calcutta: Sañcālaka Siṅghi Jaina Granthamālā, 1940.〕 While Prabhāvakacarita is dedicated to the lives of Jain scholars of the Shvetambara tradition, it is often quoted in the context of contemporary history, often dealing with the time of Acharya Hemachandra.〔Pollock, Sheldon (2006). Language of the Gods in the World of Men. University of California Press. p. 182. 587〕〔Kalhana's Rājatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kaśmīr, Volume 2, Sir Aurel Stein, The Shrine of Sarada, Note B, p. 279-289, Archibald Constable, 1900〕 It is a major source of the information on the society in that era.〔Encyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: The middle ages, Simmi Jain, Gyan Publishing House, 2003, p. 133〕 Prabhāvakacarita includes a mention of use a parachute in ancient India.〔Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2, Mechanical Engineering Volume 4 of Physics & Physical Technology PT. 2 Science and Civilisation in China, Joseph Needham, p. 594〕 Prabhācandra mentions that he was inspired by the Hemachandra's Parishisthaparvan, which is an appendix to the Trishahsthi-Shalaka-Purusha-Charitra which stops at the account of Vajraswami. Prabhachandra gives accounts of acharyas from the first century of the Vikram era to 13th century, concluding with the account of Hemachandra. It goves an account of 22 acharyas, including Vajraswami, Kalaka, Haribhadra, Bapabhatti, Manatunga, Mahendra Suri (which includes an account of poet Dhanapala〔Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural Study Based Upon His Works, Ganga Prasad Yadava, Concept Publishing Company, 1982, p. 26〕) and Hemachandra. It concludes by including a prashati of the author himself. ==Translations== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prabhavakacarita」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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