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## The Twelve Angas of Jainism
**4] The Samvayanga Sutra**
The Samvayanga Sutra, one of the twelve Angas, is a Jain scripture that explains how to conquer the passions (kṣayās) and become a Jina (conqueror). It also guides others on the path to liberation from the passions and achieving victory over them. It describes the path to liberation from the cycle of birth and death (samsara) and how to guide others to liberation. It explains how to attain enlightenment (bodhi) and how to guide others to enlightenment. It teaches how to be free from karma and how to liberate others from karma. It describes the Jinas as omniscient (sarvajña) and all-seeing (sarvadarśī) because they know everything in the universe and see everything in all the worlds. They attain the supreme state of liberation (siddhā-gati), which is characterized by being unshakeable, free from sorrow, free from disease, infinite, imperishable, free from obstacles, and free from rebirth.
**The Twelve Angas**
The twelve Angas, as described by Lord Mahavira, are:
1. **Ācārāṅga:** This Anga discusses the five types of conduct (ācāra) for the monks: knowledge, perception, conduct, austerity, and effort.
2. **Sūtrakṛtāṅga:** This Anga discusses one's own views (svamata), the views of others (paramata), and the views of both oneself and others (svaparamata). It also explains the nine substances: living beings (jīva), non-living beings (ajīva), merit (puṇya), demerit (pāpa), inflow (āsrava), restraint (samvara), stoppage (nirjarā), bondage (bandha), and liberation (mokṣa).
3. **Stānāṅga:** This Anga describes the different categories of substances or entities, from one to ten, using the concept of "places" (sthāna).
4. **Samvayāṅga:** This Anga describes the different categories of substances or entities, from one to thousands, using the concept of "groups" (samvāya).
5. **Vyākhyāprajñapti-aṅga:** This Anga contains the 36,000 questions asked by the Ganadharas (disciples) and the answers given by Lord Mahavira.
6. **Jñātādharmkathāṅga:** This Anga discusses the stories of virtuous individuals who have overcome the obstacles (pariṣaha-upasarga) and the narratives of righteous individuals.
7. **Upāsakadāśāṅga:** This Anga describes the ten great lay followers (mahāśrāvaka) who diligently followed the highest principles of Jainism and practiced the ritual of Sanlekhanā (voluntary death) at the end of their lives.
8. **Antakṛtdāśāṅga:** This Anga describes the great ascetics (anagara) who endured severe obstacles (pariṣaha-upasarga) and attained omniscience (kevala-jñāna), ending their karma within a very short time.
9. **Anuttaraupapātika-daśāṅga:** This Anga describes the ascetics (anagara) who endured severe obstacles (pariṣaha-upasarga) and attained liberation (mokṣa) by dying in a state of meditation, being reborn in one of the five highest heavens (anuttaramāhāvimāna).
10. **Praśnavyākaraṇāṅga:** This Anga discusses questions related to one's own time (svakāla), the time of others (parakāla), and the time of both oneself and others (svaparakāla). It also includes mantras (sacred chants).