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No Shraman can go to his relatives for alms without knowing the Nishītha, nor can he be considered worthy of the position of Upadhyaya, etc. Knowledge of Nishītha is also essential for leading the Shraman community and for independent travel. Because without knowing Nishītha, no Sadhu can be entitled to perform atonement. Therefore, Nishītha has been presented as a standard in the Vyavahārasūtra.
There are two types of Chhedasūtras. Some Chhedasūtras come under the Anga, while others come under the Angabāhya. Nishīthasūtra is under the Anga and other Chhedasūtras are under the Angabāhya. Although Āchārya Devavāchak has not mentioned the mutual relationship between Āchārānga and Nishītha. There is only mention of the twenty-five chapters of Āchārānga.4 In the Samavāyāngasūtra, nine chapters of Prāchārānga and sixteen chapters of Āchārchūla have been described as twenty-five chapters of Āchārānga.5 In the Nandīsūtra, Nishītha has been described as an independent Kālikasūtra. But it has not been counted in the twenty-five chapters of Prāchārānga.6 It is possible that Āchārya Devavāchak may not have had the notion that Nishītha is a Chūla of Prāchārānga. In the Samavāyāngasūtra, 85 Uddeshanakālas of Āchārāngasūtra have been mentioned along with Chūlikā. Āchārya Abhaydeva, the commentator of Navāṅgī, has indicated the fulfillment of the number presented up to the fourth Āchārchūla. It is as follows
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1. Vyavahārasūtra, Uddeshak 6, Sū. 2, 3
Vyavahārasūtra, Uddeshak 3, Sū. 3 Vyavahārasūtra, Uddeshak 3, Sū. 1 Paṇavīsan Ajjhayāṇā. -Nandī, Sūtra 80 Āyarass ṇam Bhagavāo Sachūliyāyass Paṇavīsan Ajjhayāṇā Paṇṇattā, Tam Jahā-Saththaparinnā Logavijano Sīosaniā Sammattam. Āvanti Dhūya Vimoh Uvahāṇasuya Mahparinnā Piṇḍesan Sijjiriā Bhāsajjhayāṇā Ya Vathth Pāesā. Ugghapaḍimā Sattikkasattayā Bhāvaṇ Vimutti. -Samavāyānga, Samavāya 25. Nandīsūtra 77
Pāyarass ṇam Bhagavāo Sach Liyāgass Pañcāsīṁ Uddesanakālā Paṇṇattā. -Samavāyānga, Samavāya 85 Vṛtti 8. Tiṇhgaṇipidgaṇāṁ Āyārchaliyāvajjaṇāṁ Sattavān Ajjhayāṇā Paṇṇattā, Tam Jahā-Āyare Sūyagaḍe Thāṇe.
-Samavāyānga, Samavāya 57
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