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The **Shri Sutra Kritanga Sutra** was the second attempt at compiling the Agamas, hence it is called the **Dvitiya Vachana**. It is also known as **Mathuri Vachana** because it was held in Mathura.
Around the time of the Mathuri Vachana, a conference was held in Vallabhi, a city in the Saurashtra region, under the leadership of Acharya Nagarjuna Suri. The purpose of this conference was to compile and organize the Agamas. The Agam-knowing monks recited, discussed, and harmonized the Agamas. The Agamas were organized systematically.
One reason for having two Vachanas at the same time could be that it was not considered possible for all monks, both near and far, to reach one location. Jain monks are traditionally **padavihari**, meaning they do not use vehicles, and travel on foot, no matter the distance. It is possible that monks from North India, West India, and East India reached Mathura. Mathura may have been too far for monks from Central India and South India. Vallabhi, which was once a renowned center of Jainism in India, may have been closer to the monks of Central and South India, making it a suitable location for a second conference. This seems practical and useful. This is also referred to as the second Vachana. It is called **Vallabhi Vachana** because it was held in Vallabhi.
In this Vachana, the Agamas were also kept in the memorized order. However, as time passed, people's memory became weaker. They also lacked the same physical strength. Therefore, it became difficult to keep the vast knowledge of the Agamas intact in memory. It began to be forgotten. It then seemed necessary to recite the Agamas again. Accordingly, a conference of monks was held in Vallabhi 980-993 years after the Nirvana of Bhagwan Mahavira. The renowned Agam-knowing Acharya Shri Devarddhiganikshama Shraman led the conference. The monks present at the conference were aware of the previous two Vachanas. They recited, discussed, and compiled the Agamas according to their memory. They primarily considered the Mathuri Vachana as their reference and worked based on it.
Some variations in the text had developed among different Shraman groups. There were also differences in the Vachanas in some places. All of these were harmonized, and the text of the Agamas was organized. While attempting to harmonize, any text that could not be harmonized was marked with a note indicating the difference in the Vachana, i.e., "according to such and such Vachana, these are the texts." The twelfth Anga, **Dristivad**, was not present in the memory of any Shraman, so it could not be compiled and was declared lost.
One special feature of this Vachana was that while the Agamas were not written down in the previous two Vachanas, they were only kept in memory. Here, considering that memory would no longer be sufficient, the Agamas were written down. The Agamas available to us today are in the form of the Agamas compiled in this third Vachana.
It is important to note that the available Agamas are accepted by the **Shwetamber** tradition of Jainism. They are not considered authentic by the **Digamber** tradition. They believe that the **Dwadashanga** was lost 683 years after the Nirvana of Bhagwan Mahavira. Therefore, they do not accept any text as authentic in the form of the words spoken by Bhagwan Mahavira. In the middle of the first and second centuries AD, there was a prominent Acharya named **Dharasen** in the Digamber tradition. It is said that he had some knowledge of **Dristivad** in his memory.