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    What is bhagvati sutra tap ?

    8 months ago 190

    “Bhagvati Sutra Tap” as a named, fixed fast (vrat / tapa) is not a standard classical term in Jain scriptures.

    To understand this clearly, separate the two words:

    1. Bhagavati Sutra (भगवती सूत्र)

    - One of the main Śvetāmbara Āgams (Anga-āgams). - It contains deep questions–answers between Gautam Swami and Bhagwan Mahavir on many topics: karma, loka (universe), souls, vows, etc.

    1. Tap / Tapa (तप)

    - Means austerity / penance done to burn karmas and purify the soul. - Traditionally, Jain scriptures speak of 12 tapas (6 external + 6 internal), not a special “Bhagvati Sutra tap”.

    Sometimes in practice, people may:

    • Do a particular fast or penance while
    • Listening to or studying Bhagavati Sutra,
    and call it informally “Bhagvati Sutra tap”. But this is a local / practical name, not a formally defined tap in the main scriptures.

    So, in summary:

    • In classical Jain texts: there is Bhagavati Sutra (a scripture) and there is tapa (austerity),
    • but no specific, standard vrat called “Bhagvati Sutra Tap” is listed like other well‑known fasts (varshitap, ayambil, etc.).

    For a simple explanation of the 12 types of tap in Jainism, you can read more here

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