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The **Mahapaccakkhannapainnāya** has been compiled and edited over a long period of about a thousand years, from the time of Mahavira to the Valabhi reading of **Veer Nirvan Samvat 980** or **993**. Therefore, some revisions, changes, and additions have also been made in it during this period.
In ancient times, this **Ardhamagadhi** **Agam** literature was divided into two sections: **Ang-Pravist** and **Ang-Bahya**. The **Ang-Pravist** included eleven **Ang** **Agams** and the twelfth **Dristivad**. While the **Ang-Bahya** included all those **Agam** texts in addition to these, which were considered to be the creations of **Shrutakevali** and **Purvadhar** **Sthaviras**. Again, this **Ang-Bahya** **Agam** literature has also been divided into two parts in the **Nandi Sutra**: **Aavashyak** and **Aavashyak Vyatirikt**. The **Aavashyak Vyatirikt** has also been divided into two parts: **Kalik** and **Utkalik**. This classification of the **Nandi Sutra** is as follows:
**Shruta (Agam)**
**Ang-Pravist**
**Ang-Bahya**
**Aavashyak**
**Aavashyak Vyatirikt**
**Acharaang Sutra**
**Krtaang**
**Sthanaang**
**Samavaayaang**
**Vyakhya Prajnapti**
**Jnata Dharma Katha**
**Upasak Dashaang**
**Antakrit Dashaang**
**Anuttaroupapattik Dashaang**
**Prashna Vyakaran**
**Vipak Sutra**
**Dristivad**
**Samayik**
**Chaturvinshati Stav**
**Vandana**
**Pratikraman**
**Kayotsarg**
**Pratyakhyan**
1. **Nandi Sutra-Sam. Muni Madhukar, Sutra 76, 79-81**.