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The **Shri Sutra Kritanga Sutra** states that due to curiosity and a display of knowledge, a monk transformed into a lion. The nuns were terrified. When the monk returned to his human form, they were reassured.
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When Acharya Bhadrabahu learned of this incident, he was very angry with Sthulabhadra. He told him, "Knowledge is not for display. The life goal of a Jain monk is spirituality and peace. You have not done well. Your studies will cease now." Sthulabhadra accepted his mistake, repented deeply, and pleaded to be taught the remaining knowledge of the **fourteen Purvas**. With great humility, devotion, and respect, he repeatedly requested this. Acharya Bhadrabahu agreed to teach him the remaining **fourteen Purvas** but only the text, not the meaning. Accordingly, he taught Sthulabhadra only the text of the **four Purvas** and sent him back.
Thus, after Bhadrabahu, the complete knowledge of the **fourteen Purvas** was lost. Ten **Purvas** remained with both text and meaning, while the remaining four **Purvas** only had the text.
The first attempt to compile the **Agamas** in Pataliputra under the leadership of Acharya Sthulabhadra is called the first reading of the **Agamas**. It is also called the Pataliputra reading because it was performed in Pataliputra. The compilation or reading of the **Agamas** meant that the **Agamas** that were memorized were to be collected, corrected, and organized. This was done, but the **Agamas** were kept in their memorized form. As mentioned earlier, like the Jain **Agamas**, the Vedas were also kept in the **Shruti** tradition or memorized. There was no attempt to compile them again, nor was it considered necessary. There is a difference: the Vedas are written in Sanskrit, which is a grammatical language. The structure of a language governed by grammar does not allow for much change. Also, there has been a special effort to keep the word structure of the Vedas unchanged and stable. There have been five stages of recitation of the same mantra: **Sangeeta Path**, **Pad Path**, **Kram Path**, **Jata Path**, and **Ghan Path**. These stages use different forms of recitation of the mantra with a highly scientific method, which prevents any change in the words. To keep the recitation order uninterrupted, there are rules for **Udatta**, **Anudatta**, and **Sanswarita**, which have resulted in the Vedas being recited today in the same way they were recited hundreds of years ago.
The Jain **Agamas** are in a different situation. They are in **Ardha Magadhi Prakrit**, which was a vernacular language. Unlike Sanskrit, it was not bound by the complex rules of grammar. Vernacular languages are not bound by strict grammatical rules and flow with the common language. Texts written in such languages are prone to change. This is why, about 270-289 years after the Pataliputra reading, around 827-840 years after the Nirvana of Lord Mahavira, another attempt was made to organize the **Agamas**. Coincidentally, there was a terrible famine at that time, which made it difficult for the monks to get alms. As a result, many Jain monks died, and the proper order of study of the **Agamas** was disrupted. This led to the Jain community considering holding a gathering of monks to preserve the **Agamas** in their pure form. Accordingly, under the leadership of Arya Skandil, who was the leading Jain Acharya at that time, a gathering of monks was organized in Mathura, which was once a major center of Jainism. Monks from different places who had the **Agamas** present came to the gathering. The **Agamas** were read and compiled, and the **Agamas** were organized accordingly.