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Bhoot-maha, Rukshamaha and other folk festivals provides a glimpse of the religious and cultural traditions prevalent in the society of that period.
In context of description of clothes, the details about a variety of fine, artistic and costly clothes give a vivid picture of the highly developed and rich craft of textile making.
Similarly the description of pots informs about the art of pot making. Also that in that age beautiful and artistic pots were made with materials like silica, glass, metal etc. and they were embellished with art work including floral patterns using gold and silver wires as well as colours.
Details about feasts, boat rides, distress caused by thieves and bandits, enemy states etc. throw light on the social and political conditions of that period besides providing touching narration of the afflictions faced while leading itinerant ascetic life.
Thus this Agam is important for the study of the ancient codes of conduct and at the same time it also provides useful material for study and research about the cultural structure of the ancient Indian society. THIS EDITION
I have consulted ancient works like Churni, Niryukti and Vritti for authenticating the text, its translation and elaboration. For the authentic and corrected text Acharanga Sutra, part 2 edited by Srichand Surana under guidance of Yuvacharya Madhukar Muni has been used. The technical terms have been elaborated and explained with the help of dictionaries and Churni. The Churni has also been used to dig out the ancient interpretations.
Acharya Samrat Shri Atmaramji M., the first acharya of Shraman Sangh and the famous author of Hindi commentaries of Agams, has written a beautiful and eloquent commentary on Acharanga second Shrutaskandha. On many disputed points he has provided a logical explanation revealing the truth on the basis of references from
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