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The Early Epigraphic Records of Mathurā
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Digambara Scriptures: 5) Samaya-sāra 6th A.D. Appr Kundkunda 6) Niyama-sāra
6th A.D. Appr. Kundkunda 7) Pravacana-sāra 6th A.D. Appr. Kundkunda 8) Pañcastikāya-sāra 6th A.D. Appr. Kundkunda 9) Aşta-pāhuda
c. 6th A.D. Appr. 10) Tiloya-paņņati after 6th A.D. Yativrașabha 11) Lokavibhāga 12) Jambudvīipa-pannati after 6th A.D. 13) Anga- pannati 14) Ksapaņa-sāra 15) Gommata-sāra 10th century
6.17 The Table of Āgama Vācanā at a glance: TABLE OF FIVE AGAMA VĀCANĀS
Period
Vācanā Number First Vācana 160 years
after
Mahāvīra Nirvana
Place Leadership Reason for Details Of Vācanā
Vācanā Pataliputra (now Jaina Sangha (The drought JĀcāryas gathered and known as Patnā)
continued for rearranged 11 Angas 12 years in except Drastivada Magadha and as no one regained surrounding same in memory areas resulted in except Bhadrabahu-1. loss of memory. He was at Nepal
performing severe austerity. He explained half Drastivada and 10 purvas to Sthulabhadra, when Jain Sangha insisted, remaining half drastivad and 4 Purvas, he gave only sūtras without any explanation. The other matter included as anga-bahya in scriptures.
