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The third category of sutras holds greater significance. Among these, all particularly important sutras are available in the commentary. When viewed as a whole, these sections are of greater importance because the handwritten copies of the Western tradition contain a significant inclusion of these Digambara sutras in this chapter. In another chapter called Jambudvipa Samasa, attributed to Uma Swati, there is a geographical description of six regions and six mountains in that order. It omits the four regions of Kurus and Videhas mentioned in the second Agnika. The description of the Himavan mountain includes a mention of its color [compare - sutra 3: (12)]. Subsequently, it describes the name of the lake located on it [compare - sutra (14)], its extent [compare sutra (15-16)], a pond one yojana in its midst [compare sutra (17)], the name of the goddess residing there [compare sutra (19)], the names of the twin rivers flowing from it [compare sutra (20)], and the description of their directions [compare sutra (21-22)]. Each year, the description of the mountains includes its color, names of lakes, goddesses, and directions of rivers. In Tattvarthasutra, the Shikhari mountain is described as having a golden color, whereas in Jambudvipa Samasa, it is considered to have a color of austerity. Sutra 3: (16) is also present in the fourth Agnika - the description of water bodies and lakes is given as tenfold. Similarly, sutra 3: (26) and (32) also appear in this Agnika - “the inversion in the mountains of Meru” and “the arrangement of islands by shape and volume is divided into ninety hundred in Bharat and others.”
From the above analysis, it appears that the composition of Digambara sutras 3: (12-32) is based on the commentary and Jambudvipa Samasa. From a certain perspective, it can also be said that the commentary and Jambudvipa Samasa are based on the Digambara text. Based on the removal of the sutras from the first to third categories of the Shvetambara text, the analysis so far has confirmed that the Shvetambara text is in its original form, as the term "yathākramam" is found in the sutra style. However, based on this, the validity of the entire side cannot be established. Generally speaking, the authenticity of a text cannot be definitively established due to the removal or growth of words and sutras, which prevents claiming that the other text is the original.