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And they have also compiled a new collection, yet no change or cutting has been made to the sentiments of the original Anga texts. Upon close examination and historical scrutiny, the claims of the Sachel group seem largely true, because despite supporting the concept of Sachelvata, this group has not removed any part advocating for Achelva or propounding Achelva from the Anga texts. Just as the Achel group claims that the original Anga texts have been lost, the Sachel group asserts that the Jinas' conduct, i.e., the hand vessel or the conduct aligned with Achelva, has also been lost due to temporal differences. Nevertheless, we see that in the Sanskrit, Sanghita, and newly compiled texts by the Sachel group, all fundamental texts and corresponding interpretations of Achelva are present. The closest evidence that the Sachel group has adopted involves the Anga texts being exceedingly aligned with the non-Achel(va) in that it includes all the exceptions or special paths of the Achel group, which still exist today, while the Achel group's agreed naked conduct is not essential because it merely prescribes Achelva. The texts of the Sachel group consider both Achel and Sachel conduct as parts of liberation, also acknowledging the primacy of the true Achel conduct. Its difference lies merely in its contemporaneity, while the texts of the Achel group do not consider Sachelvata as a part of liberation; they even perceive it as an obstruction. In such a situation, it is clear that the texts of the Sachel group are much closer to the original Anga texts compared to those of the Achel group. After Mathura, there was a further Shrut-Samskara in Vallabhi, in which the remaining differences between the Sthavira and Sachel groups were also resolved. However, along with this...
1. See - Present preface, p. 19, note 3.
2. Gan-Paramohi-Pulae Aaharag-Khavag-Uvasame Kappe. Sanjamti:-Kevali-Sijjhṇa ya Jambummi Vuchhinṇa.
- Vishesha 2593.
3. In Sarvarthasiddhi, nakedness is considered the main and unobstructed cause of liberation.
4. Between V. N. 827 and 840. See Veer Nirvana Samvat and Jain Kaal Ganna, p. 110.