Charitra ke upakaram ka arth hota hai Charitra (tirthankar ji ki jivani ya nishtha-padhati ki chhoti ya sahayak kahanian/anga) ke sahayak hisson ya up-adhyay. In Jain dharma, Charitra badi kahaniyon ya purano ka mool bhag hota hai, aur upakaram ya upa-kathan/anga usme ke chhote, alag-alag pratidesh ya moral shikshan dene wale bhag hote hain. In upakaram ka uddeshya mukhyaCharitra ki dharmik soochna ko aur gehrayee se samjhana, pratikriyaon ki misal dena, aur pathakon ko achook jeevan-moolyaon ki or agrasar karna hota hai.

• Digambar aur Shwetambar parnaliyon mein in upakaron ki vyakhyayan thodi alag ho sakti hain; dono tradition mein iska mool uddeshya Charitra ko aur spasht, upyogi, aur pratyaksh roop se samajhane layak banana hai.
• Aam taur par, upakaram mein chhote-nibandh, prabandha-kathayen, tirthankar ki jeevan-sankshep ki alag-alag vyakhyaen, aur moral-nishay diye jaate hain jo mukhya Charitra ke arth ko majboot karte hain.

Agar aap chahen, main aapke liye specific Digambar ya Shwetambar Charitra ke upakaram ki pramukh granthon ki jaankari, arth (arth), aur sahi sutron ki vyakhya (original text ki arth) saath-sath, saaf-suthre roop me provide kar sakta/ sakti hoon. Bas batayein ki aapko kis tradition ya kis Charitra par adhik jankari chahiye.