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56 : JAINS TODAY IN THE WORLD conduct that Jain laypersons must observe. An English translation of this book by N. A. Gore is published by Oriental Book Agency, Poona-2 (Maharashtra).
8) The Antakşddaśānga-sútra relates the lives of a number of Jain saints. It has been translated into English in The Oriental Translation Fund (volume 17).
9) The Anuttaraupapātikadaśānga-sūtra speaks of ascetics who are reborn as celestial beings in the highest heavens.
10) The Praśnavyākaraṇa-sūtra contents questions and answers about: karmic inflow and its cessation, transgressions and penances.
11) The Vipākaśruta-sūtra depicts, in twenty stories, the results of good and sinful behaviours.
The Drstivāda (account of viewpoints) was the twelfth “Anga”. Considered to be lost, we only know, by other philosophical texts, its table of contents and some quotations.
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The "Upānga” (annexed members) consist in twelve books:
1) The Aupapātika-sútra, the most important, describes Mahāvīra's visit to Campāpuri where he gave a sermon in front of Ajātaśatru, the King of Magadha, and reports Mahāvīra's answers to his disciple Gautama concerning liberation.
2) The Rājapraśnīya-sūtra contains a dialogue between the monk Keśī and King Pradeśī, particularly about the existence of the soul, which lead to the King's conversion.
3) The Jīvābhigama-sūtra gives the different categories of living beings who have a soul and of things without a soul.
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