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reached Pathankot. More than ninety rock-edicts have been found of Kushan- period.
The periodical conferences of Jain preceptors took place as follows. One at Pataliputra- 160 years after 'Nirvan' of Mahaveer, under Sthulibhadracharya, resulting in collection of 11 Angas. Then over centuries these were again scattered. Then under 'Arys Skandil', after about 840 years of Mahaveer, such conference of 'Munies' took place at 'Vallabhi' and finally after 980 years of Mahaveer under the aegis of Devardhi- Khsamā Sraman. Fortyfive canonical texts were collected, reduced to writing and edited, which are extant, acceptable to different folds of Swetambar branch of Jains in slightly varying numbers (a) Angs are 11, (b) Upangs (12), (c) Prakirns 10, (d) Chhedustra 4, (e) Moolsutra 5 and (f) Two special texts Nandi and Anuyog.
ANGAS are -
(i) Acharange, (ii) Suyagadang, (iii) Thanāng, (iv). Samvayang, (v) Bhagwati Vivhpannatt, (vi) Nayamma Dhammo Kahao, (vii) Uvasagdashao, (viii) Antagaddashao, Anutarov Vayyadaso, (x) Panahvāgar and (xi) Vivagsooyal.
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Four Moolsutras are (i) Uttardhyayan, (ii) Avashyak, (iii) Dasvaikalik and (iv) Pind Niryukt.
OTHER RENOWNED PRECEPTORS OF SWETĀMBAR SECT AND THEIR WORKS
Archarya 'Siddhsen' wrote his famous work 'NyayAvatar', about whom even Kalikāl Sarvagya i.e. present times' omniscient Hemchandracharya, said - "His efforts
