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Prākļta Canons : 35
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gives the current state regarding the authorship and period of different canonical and pro-canonical books. This may not be very accurate but it will give some idea about the authors and their approximate periods. Table 2: Assigned authors and periods of composition of
canons/pro-canons. Canon/Pro-canon
Author/Compiler App. Period 1 1. Drstivāda
Pre-Mahāviran period 2. Dasavaikālika
Sayyambhava 452-429 B, C. 3. Āvasyaka-sūtra Compiled 527 B. C. 4. Uttarādhyayana
350-250 B. C. 5. Rşibhāṣita
500-300 B. C. 6. Ācārānga Sudharmā Svāmi 400-300 B. C. 7. Sūtrakıtānga
300-200 B. C. 8. Cheda-sūtra, Nisitha Bhadrabāhu-l 350 B. C. 9. Daśāśruta, Vrhatkalpa 10. Vyavahāra 11. Vyākhyā Prajñapti
200-100 B.C. 12-13. Sthānanga/Sama- Compiled 100 B. C.-300 A. D.
vāyanga 14. Six Narrative Canons
100 B. C.-400 A. D. 15. Prajnapanã
Ārya Syāma 190-150 B. C. 16. Jivābhigama
100 B. C.-100 A. D. 17. Current Prasna
700 A. D. vyākarana 18. Niryuktis
Bhadrabāhu-11 400-500 A. D. 19. Nandi Sūtra
Deva Vācaka App. 500 A. D. 20. Anuyogadvara Sūtra Aryarakṣita 100 B. C.-100 A. D. 21. Jitakalpa
Jinabhadra 600 A. D. 22. Mahānisitha
700-800 A. D. 23. Catussarana etc. Virabhadra 950 A. D.
Though the different basic canons are supposed to be based on the sermons of Lord Mahāvira, but their written forms
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