Jainism me kathā (kahaniyon/vaartāon) ke pramukh 3 prakar maane jaate hain:

• Purāṇik/Charitra kathā: Tirthankaron, muni-mvitiyon, jeriyan (vana), aur puratatva ki kahaniyan. Inme Jain itihaas aur milti-julti pastavik kahaniyan shamil hoti hain. Digambar aur Śvetambar dono paramparaon me in kahaniyon ki vyakhya thodi alag ho sakti hai.

• Śāstrik (doctrinal) kathā: Jain śasron, upāngano ya tattvashāstron se utpann vyakhyaayein, jaise ki siddhānta, nayāg nd yuktio par adharit vichaar-pradarshan. In kathāon ka mool uddeśya gnāniyon ko saral arth aur mārga-darśan dena hota hai.

• Tapasik/Āchār-kathā: tapasya, vinaya, sādhana aur munishriyon ki prashikshan-kathāen. Inme vyakti ke bhakti, virag aur shiksha ki kahaniyan hoti hain jo anushāsan aur śubhācār ko prashikṣit karti hain.

Chhote-bhede:

• Digambar aur Śvetambar paramparāon me in kathāon ki vyakhya, artha (artha) aur koḍ (upanayana) me differences hote hain. Aksar dono me buniyadi tatva milte hain, lekin kuchavad vishesh uddeshyon ya kahaniyon ki samskat (detail) alag hoti hai.

Aap chahein to main in teeno prakar ki kathāon se ek-ek udaharan ke saath saral arth (arth) bhi samjha sakta hoon. Agar aap chahen, main isi vishay par JainKnowledge ki uchit pages ke sanket de sakta hoon.