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[454] There have been many speculations about the history of the Vyavahar Sutra over time. For example, it has been claimed that the Niyukti, Bhashya, and Churnis are actually texts composed by the Acharyas after the composition of the Nandi Sutra. However, these texts are known to have been composed by the 14 Eastern or 3 Eastern, etc., which are fictional accounts. The statement that two or four Chulika were brought from the Mahavideha region by the sister of Sthuli-bhadras is found in different texts like the Parishishta Parva, etc. These texts were composed 800-900 years after the time of Sthuli-bhadras. The commentators and Churnikars who came before the authors of these texts did not imagine that these Chulika were brought from Mahavideha, but accepted them as original compositions. The Paryushana Kalpa Sutra did not even have a name in the 12th-13th century. It was also propagated to have been composed by the 14th Eastern Bhadrabahu Swami, see the discussion in Dasha. Da. 8. Therefore, there is no objection to accepting that the Uttaradhyayanasutra and the Dashakalika Sutra were composed after the Vyavahar Sutra. However, if they are accepted to have been composed by the earlier Acharyas, then their absence in the study sequence of the Vyavahar Sutra is a matter of consideration, and the prevailing historical traditions on this subject are also not logical when considered. The statement of three years of Paryaya, etc., in these Sutras can be interpreted in two ways: (1) To study these Agamas after the completion of three years of Diksha Paryaya. (2) A qualified monk should study or be made to study at least these Agamas during the three years of Diksha Paryaya. The second meaning is in accordance with the Agamas, its explanation is given in the discussion of U. 3 Su. 3. The reader should understand it from there. Most of the Sutras mentioned for study after the ten years of Diksha Paryaya were available in the form of Kalika Shruta at the time of the composition of the Nandi Sutra. However, none of these Sutras are available today. Only the study called 'Teinisarga' is available in the 15th century of the Bhagavati Sutra. The Anga Sutras like the Jnata Sutra, etc., are not mentioned in the present study. The reason for this is that these Sutras mainly describe Dharmakatha, which does not require any sequence. They can be studied or taught at any time as needed. The description of Ashrava-Samvara available in the Prashnavyakaran Sutra is not composed by Gandhar, but was compiled after the composition of the Sutra. The names of the Agamas mentioned in these Sutras are as follows: (1-2) Pracharanga Sutra and Nishita Sutra, (3) Suyagada Anga Sutra, (4, 5, 6) Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra, Brihat Kalpa Sutra and Vyavahar Sutra, (7, 8) Thana Anga Sutra, Samavaya Anga Sutra, (9) Bhagavati Sutra. (10-14) Kshullika Vimana Pravibhakti, Mahallika Vimana Pravibhakti, Anga Chulika, Varga Chulika, Vyakhya Chulika. Jain Education International