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## **Sarvarthasiddhi**
How can this being be liberated from this state? In response to this question, seekers have shown many paths, of which the study of **Samyak Shruta** is the most important. Shruta is of two types: one that guides towards fulfilling worldly desires, and the other that, by showing the path of **vishaya** and **kashaya** as inappropriate, sets one on the path of self-benefit. What is the benefit of the soul? If we have to get the answer to this question in brief, it can only be said that it is '**moksha**'. Therefore, the scripture that has a proper understanding of the means of attaining moksha is eligible to be called **Samyak Shruta**.
From this perspective, when we look at ancient literature, our attention first goes to the **Dwadashanga Shruta**. It has a direct connection to the words of **Lord Mahavira**. It is a fact that all **Tirthankaras** preach the meaning, and their chief disciples, who are called **Ganadharas**, create **Anga Shruta** in the form of scriptures. This is mainly divided into twelve sections, hence it is called **Dwadashanga**, and because it is composed by the chief heads of the Sangha, the **Ganadharas** - **Ganis**, it is also called **Ganipitaka**.
After **Lord Mahavira** attained **moksha**, there were three **Anubaddha Kevalis** and five **Shruta Kevalis**. The last **Shruta Kevali** was **Bhadrabahu**. Until him, this **Anga Shruta** came in its original form. After that, due to the gradual decline of **buddhibal** and **dharanashakti**, and the lack of a tradition of writing down scriptures, it gradually became fragmented. Thus, on the one hand, while the **Anga Shruta** was disappearing, on the other hand, efforts were also being made to keep the **Shruta** tradition unbroken and to maintain its direct connection to the words of **Lord Mahavira**.
After **Anga Shruta**, the second place is given to **Ananga Shruta**. It is also called **Anga Bahya**. Its main divisions are: **Samayik, Chaturvishati Stav, Vandana, Pratikraman, Vanayik, Kritikarma, Dashakalik Uttaradhyayana, Kalpavyavahar, Kalpyakalpya, Mahakalypa, Pundarika, Maha Pundarika, and Nishiddvika**. Out of these, **Sarvarthasiddhi** mentions only **Uttaradhyayana** and **Dashakalik**. Based on the **Shri Dhavala Tika**, it is known that these were also composed by the **Ganadharas**, and they were present during the existence of **Anga Shruta**. But gradually, due to the lack of **Shramanas** who could hold them like **Anga Shruta**, they also disappeared. As a result, in the **Svetambara** tradition, which is completely deprived of the original **Shruta**, the **Acharaanga** etc. **Anga Shruta** and **Uttaradhyayana** etc. **Ananga Shruta** that are available are a collection from after the fifth century Vikram, therefore, it cannot be considered particularly useful from the perspective of the original **Shruta**. Thus, it took a total of 683 years for the **Anga Shruta** and **Anga Bahya Shruta** to become fragmented.
But this does not mean that we did not receive any form of inheritance of the words of **Lord Mahavira**, or the **Dwadashanga** words, in later times. During the time of **Bhadrabahu Shruta Kevali**, the Jain tradition was divided into two 'parts'. The first tradition, which accepted the **tattvajnanamulak** conduct of **Lord Mahavira** and his previous **Tirthankaras** without any modification, was known at that time as the **Digambara** tradition or the original platform, and the one that, due to circumstances, made modifications and introduced new conduct, became known as the **Pravetambara** tradition. Due to this, the original **Anga Shruta** and **Ananga Shruta** could not be written down, but over time, there have been **Acharyas** who have tried to protect the **Shruta** with the help of **Anga Shruta**. The composition of **Shatkhandagam** and **Kashaya Prabhriti** is the first among those efforts. **Acharya Kundakunda**, who lived around the same time, by his spiritual style, while considering the **jivadi** elements and the conduct in accordance with the path of **moksha**, not only tried to protect the independent path of the **Tirthankaras**, but also brought a lot of stability to it. In this way, many efforts have been made by **Arayatiya Acharyas** to create **Shruta** in accordance with the original **Shruta** and to protect it. The **Shruta** that can be counted first in the entire Jain tradition from the perspective of composition is described briefly as follows: