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The *Samvayanga Sutra* is a treasure trove of knowledge, containing a multitude of teachings, virtues, and insights.
The *Vyākhyāprajñapti* (Exposition of Knowledge) details the questions posed by various deities, kings, royal sages, and individuals grappling with diverse doubts, along with the answers delivered by the Jina (Victorious One). It illuminates the nature of substance (dravya), qualities (guna), space (kṣetra), time (kāla), modifications (paryāya), regions (pradeśa), dimensions (parimāṇa), inherent states (yathāsthita bhāva), following (anugam), deposition (nikṣepa), viewpoints (naya), proofs (pramāṇa), and various skillful approaches (sunipuṇa-upkrama).
This text, a beacon for the world and beyond, guides us across the vast ocean of existence. It is revered by the gods, delights the hearts of the noble (bhavyas), and dispels the darkness of ignorance. It is a radiant lamp, illuminating the path of aspiration (īhā), wisdom (matti), and understanding (buddhi).
The *Vyākhyāprajñapti* presents thirty-six thousand teachings (answers to questions), making it a rich source of knowledge, a guide for disciples, and a repository of profound virtues.
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The *Vyākhyāprajñapti* is a collection of teachings, with a specific number of *anuyogadvara* (gates to the paths), *pratipatti* (understandings), *veḍha* (special meters), *śloka* (verses), and *niyukti* (applications).
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The *Vyākhyāprajñapti* is the fifth *anga* (limb) of the Jain canon. It contains one *śruta-skandha* (collection of teachings), over one hundred *adhyayana* (studies), ten thousand *uddeśaka* (topics), ten thousand *samuddeśaka* (sub-topics), and thirty-six thousand answers to questions. In terms of words, it comprises eighty-four thousand *pada* (words).
It encompasses countless *gama* (paths), *paryāya* (modifications), *trasa* (fears), and *sthāvara* (immobile beings). All these, eternal, created, bound, and categorized, are described, explained, illustrated, exemplified, and elaborated upon in this *anga*.
Through this *anga*, the soul gains knowledge and understanding. It reveals the nature of reality through the description, explanation, illustration, exemplification, and elaboration of the path (caraṇa) and the means (karaṇa). This is a brief introduction to the fifth *anga*, the *Vyākhyāprajñapti*.
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What is the *Nāyā-dharma-kathā* (Story of the Right Path)? The *Nāyā-dharma-kathā* describes the cities, villages, forests, regions, and kings of the right path. It also narrates the stories of righteous conduct, the stories of parents, and the stories of the right path in this world.