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INTRODUCTION
The present book is Uvangasuttani. It contains the original text of twelve Upāngas with variant readings and abbreviated texts. It has two parts. The first part contains three Agamas (1) Oviyam, (2) Rāyapaseniyam and (3) Jivājīvâbhigame. The second part contains nine agamas : (1) Pannavana, (2) Jambuddivapannatli, (3) Candapannatti, (4) Surapannati, (5) Nirayāvaliyao (Kappiyao), (6) Kappavadisiydo (7) Pupphiyão, (8) Pupphacüliyão, (9) Vanhidasão.
In the ancient tradition we find the following two classifications of the āgamas :
(1) Arigapravişğa and (2) Angabahya.
There was no such categorisation as Upanga in the old tradition. Nandisätra bears no mention of any Upanga. In any older agama too, Upānga has not been mentioned. The Tattvärthabháşya uses this word for the first time, which is the earliest in the available texts." Relation between Anga and Upanga
Tattvārthasūtra mentions the word Upanga, but it does not indicate any relationship between them. We find it mentioned in the vrti of Jambūdvīpaprajñapti and the Sukhabodha Sāmācāri at page 34, composed by Shrichandra Sūri, the commentator of Nirayāvalika. According to Jambūdvipaprajñapti, the interrelationship between angas and upängas is shown as under :Anga
Upanga Acárāöga
-Aupapātika Sūtraktärga
-Rájapraśniya Sthânẵnga
-Jivajtvábhigama Samavāyanga
-Prajiapana Bhagavati
--Jambūdvipaprajtapti Jñatādharmakatha
-Candraprajāapti Upåsakadaśă
-Suryaprajšapti AntakȚddaśa
-Nirayāvalika( Kalpika) Anuttaropapātikadasă --Kalpāvatansika 1. Tattvārthabhāsya, 1/20 : tasya ca mahāvisayatvättăastanarthanadhikstya prakaranasamăptya
peksamangopădgan&nātvam.
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