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The ancient commentaries of the Agamas, Churni and Niyukti, were published and based on them, the simple and clear form of the Agamas was printed and made available to the readers, so naturally the study of Agam knowledge increased, hundreds of inquisitive people developed a tendency towards Agam self-study and non-Jain scholars from India and abroad also started practicing the Agamas.
It is difficult to mention the names of all the scholars and wise monks who played a historical role in the publication, editing and printing of the Agamas, due to lack of sufficient material. Nevertheless, I will definitely mention the names of some great monks of the Sthanakwasi tradition.
Reverend Shri Amolkarishiji Maharaj was a great courageous and determined monk of the Sthanakwasi tradition, who translated all thirty-two Sutras into Hindi and made them accessible to the common people, despite having limited resources. The editing and publication of the entire thirty-two was a historical work, which benefited the entire Sthanakwasi and Terapanthi society. A resolution of Gurudev Pujya Swami Shri Joravarmalji Maharaj
When I was studying the Agamas under the guidance of Gurudev Late Swami Shri Joravarmalji Maharaj, some Agamas published by the Agamoday Committee were available. Gurudev used to make me study based on them. Seeing them, Gurudev felt that although these editions were very laborious and quite pure among the editions available so far, yet many places were unclear. There is also a difference somewhere in the original text and its commentary, somewhere the commentary is very brief.
Gurudev Swami Shri Joravarmalji Maharaj himself was a great scholar of Jain Sutras. His intellect was very learned and argumentative. Seeing this state of Agam literature, he was very pained and he expressed many times that it would be a great blessing if the Agamas were published in a pure, beautiful and universally useful way. Due to some circumstances, his resolution remained limited to sentiment only.
Meanwhile, Acharya Shri Jawaharlalji Maharaj, Jain Dharma Divakar Acharya Shri Atmaramji Maharaj, Pujya Shri Ghasilalji Maharaj, etc. learned monks have fulfilled this deficiency by writing beautiful explanations and commentaries of the Agamas or by getting them written under their guidance.
Currently, Acharya Shri Tulsi of the Terapanth sect has also started this Herculean effort and their Agam work is going on at a good level. Muni Shri Kanhaiyalalji 'Kamal' is making a unique and important effort to classify the statements of the Agamas into Anuyogas.
Scholarly monks of the Svetambar Murtipujak tradition, Late Muni Shri Punyavijayji, had started a very systematic and excellent work in the direction of Agam editing. After his demise, this beautiful effort is going on under the guidance of Muni Shri Jambhuvijayji.
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