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The twelve Angas of the Ganipitaka are described as follows: 1. Acharanga, 2. Sutra-kritanga, 3. Sthananga, 4. Samavayanga, 5. Vyākhyāprajñapti, 6. Jñātādharmakathā, 7. Upāsakadaśā, 8. Antakṛtdaśā, 9. Anuttaroppapātikadaśā, 10. Praśnavyākaraṇa, 11. Vipākasūtra, and 12. Dṛṣṭivāda.
An Acharya who holds the group or collection of virtues is called a Ganī. The meaning of Pitaka is a casket, box, or chest. The casket of the all-encompassing Shruta-ratnas of the Acharyas is called the Ganipitaka. Just as a human being has eight limbs, similarly, the twelve limbs of the Shruta-rupa Parampurush are called the Dvadashaanga Shruta.
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What is this Acharanga? What is described in it?
The Acharanga describes the conduct, gochari, vinaya, vainayika (vinaya-phal) sthana, gaman, chankraman, praman, yoga-yojan, language, samiti, gupti, shayya, upadhi, bhakta, pan, udgam, utpadan, eshanavishuddhi, shuddha-grahan, ashudha-grahan, vrata, niyam, and tapa upadhan of the Shraman Nirgranthas in a well-established manner.
**Explanation:** Those who continuously strive in the practice of Shruta and the observance of restraint, free from all kinds of beginnings and acquisitions, are called Shraman Nirgrantha sadhus. The Acharanga describes how their conduct should be, how they should perform gochari, whose vinaya they should follow and how, how they should stand, how they should walk, how they should move around within the shelter to relieve bodily fatigue, what the proof of their upadhi should be, how they should engage themselves and others in swadhyaya, pratilekhan, etc., what kind of language they should speak, how they should follow the five samitis and three guptis, how they should investigate the origins and productions of defects in shayya, upadhi, food, drink, etc., how they should purify the defects found in them, how they should observe the various vratas (mulguna), niyams (uttaraguna), and tapa upadhan (twelve types of tapas), and all these duties are described in the Acharanga in the best possible way.
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The Acharanga is described in five ways: 1. Jnana-Acharanga, 2. Darshan-Acharanga, 3. Charitra-Acharanga, 4. Tapa-Acharanga, and 5. Viriya-Acharanga.
The Acharanga has many parts: 1. Vayanas, 2. Anuyogadaras, 3. Padivattis, 4. Vedhas, 5. Silogas, and 6. Nijjuttis.