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Jain Sects
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Total Angapravishtha Ägams
12
12
12
Digambar
Shvetämbar Murtipujak
Shvetämbar
Sthänakaväsi
Shvetämbar Teräpanthi 12
Number of Angapravishtha Ägams
Lost
12
1
1
1
Subject Matters of Anga-pravishtha Agams:
• Ächäränga Sutra (Äyäränga): This Ägam describes the conduct and behavior of ascetic life. It also describes the penance of Bhagawän Mahävir. This is the oldest Ägam from a linguistic point of view.
Number of Angapravishtha Ägams
Survived
0
11
11
11
Sutra-krutänga Sutra (Suyagadänga-sutta): This Ägam describes nonviolence, Jain metaphysics, and the refutation of other religious theories such as Kriyä Väda, Akriyä-väda, Ajnänväda, and Vinaya-väda.
Sthänänga Sutra (Thänänga-sutta): This Ägam defines and catalogues the main substances of the Jain metaphysics.
Samaväyänga Sutra: This Ägam defines and catalogues the main substances of the Jain religion from a different perspective than the Sthänänga Sutra.
Vyäkhyä-prajnapti or Bhagavati Sutra (Viyäha-pannatti): This Ägam explains the subtle knowledge of soul, matter, and other related subjects. Thirty-six thousand (36000) questions and answers are presented in discussion form. It is the largest of the eleven Anga-pravishtha Ägams. Jnätä-dharma-kathänga Sutra (Näyä-dhamma-kahä-sutta): This Ägam explains Jain principles through examples and stories. This text is very useful in understanding the mode of Bhagawän Mahavir's religious preaching.
Upäsaka-dashänga Sutra (Uväsagadasão): This Ägam explains the code of conduct of the ten lay followers (Shrävaks) of Bhagawän Mahävir. This Ägam is very useful for understanding the code and conduct of lay followers (Shrävak Dharma) in the Jain religion.
Antakrit-dashänga Sutra (Antagadadasão): This Ägam tells the stories of ten sacred monks attaining liberation (Moksha) by destroying their karma.
Anuttaraupa-pätika-dashänga Sutra (Anuttarova-väiya-dasão): This Ägam contains the stories of an additional ten sacred monks who attained the topmost heaven, known as Anuttara heaven. Prashna-vyäkarana Sutra (Panhä-vägaranäim): This Ägam describes the five great vows (Mahävratas) and the five worst sins defined in the Jain religion.
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Vipäk Sutra (Viväga-suyam): This Ägam explains the results of good and bad karma through
several stories.
Drashtiväda Sutra: The twelfth Anga-pravishtha Ägams, Drashtiväda is considered lost by all Jain Sects. The description, which is found in the other Jain Sutras relating to Drashtiväda, indicates that this Anga-pravishtha Ägam was the largest of all Ägam Sutras. It was classified in five parts, (1) Parikarma (2) Sutra (3) Purvagata (4) Pratham Anuyoga and (5) Chulikä. The third part, Purvagata contained 14 Purvas. They contained the Jain religion's endless treasure of knowledge on every subject.
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