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The Samvayanga Sutra is a part of the Shruta Skandha, it has twenty-five studies, eighty-five Uddeshan-kalas, and eighty-five Samuddeshan-kalas. In terms of word count, it has eighteen thousand words, countless letters, and infinite meanings. This is because every object has infinite qualities, and therefore, the doors to knowing them, the forms of knowledge, are also infinite. The synonyms are also infinite because the qualities of an object are infinite. The number of Trasa Jivas is limited, while the number of Sthavar Jivas is infinite. All substances are eternal (Nitya) from the perspective of Dravyarthic Nay, and impermanent (Anitya) from the perspective of Paryayarthic Nay. All substances are bound (Grathit) and unbound (Nikachit) in the Sutras, meaning they are established through principles, collections, reasons, examples, etc. In this Acharanga, the teachings (Prajnapta) of the Jina Dev are stated in a general way, they are specifically explained, they are shown through reasons and examples, they are specifically defined, and they are explained through Upanaya-Nigama.
The study of Acharanga makes one knowledgeable about the true nature of the soul and the principles of conduct, it makes one knowledgeable about the specific qualities and their synonyms, and it also makes one knowledgeable about other philosophies. In this way, the principles of conduct like Achar-Gochari, etc., and the principles of purification like Pind-Shuddhi, etc., are explained briefly, explained in detail, shown through reasons and examples, specifically defined, and explained through Upanaya-Nigama. ||1||
## 515- What is the content of the Sutra?
The Sutra describes the following:
* Things that are present in the current time (Swasamaya)
* Things that are present in the past time (Parasamaya)
* Things that are present in both the current and past time (Swasamaya-Parasamaya)
* Jivas (living beings)
* Ajivas (non-living beings)
* Both Jivas and Ajivas
* The Lok (universe)
* The Alok (non-universe)
* Both Lok and Alok
## 516-
The Sutra also describes all things, including Jivas, Ajivas, Puny (merit), Pap (demerit), Asrava (influx), Samvara (restriction), Nirjara (destruction), Bandha (bondage), and Moksha (liberation).
It describes the state of those Shramans who have taken vows for a short period of time, whose minds are confused by listening to false teachings or principles, whose hearts are agitated by doubts arising from the truth, and who are suffering from the effects of the four types of impurities (Pavakar, Malina, Mai, and Guna-Visohan). It also describes the state of those who are engaged in eighty-four types of non-virtuous actions, seventy-seven types of non-beneficial actions, thirty-two types of harmful actions, and the three types of wrong views (Tevatthi).
The Sutra also describes the state of those who are firmly established in the right path, who have attained knowledge, faith, and conduct, who have a clear vision, who are well-versed in various scriptures, who have understood the ultimate nature of things, who are endowed with the qualities of the Supreme Being, who are free from delusion, who are like lamps in the darkness of ignorance, who are radiant, who have attained the highest state of liberation, who are free from fear and trembling, and who are well-established in the truth.