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That is the reason that the 12 Angas woven by Ganadhars are also called Sutras.
The twelve Angas are—(1) Acharanga, (2) Sutrakritanga, (3) Sthananga, (4) Samvayanga, (5) Bhagavati or Vyakhyaprajnapti. (6) Inatadharmakathanga, (7) Upusakadashanga, (8) Antakriddashanga, (9) Anuttaraupapatikdashanga, (10) Prashna Vyakaran, (11) Vipaka Sutra, and (12) Drishtivad. (the twelfth Anga is extinct.) Antakriddasha Sutra : The Eighth Anga
In the above mentioned order this Antakriddasha Sutra is the eighth Anga or Sutra of the Dvadashangi.
In Jain philosophy the number 8 carries a special significance. For example-Siddha have eight virtues. Soul has eight basic attributes. Auspicious things are also eight. The types of pramad (state of inaction and delusion) are eight and are kurmas destroying which a being is liberated.
It contains description of those seekers who destroyed all their eight types of karmas and in the end attained their goal of liberation.
The name and its meaning
The name of this Anga is Antakriddasha Sutra. It is made up of four words(1) Antakrit, (2) Dasha, (3) Anga, and (4) Sutra. By considering the meanings of these four words from various angles, the theme conveyed by the name will be revealed. 1. Antakrit
The first word in the full name of this Anga is Antakrit. It means he who endis or terminates'. One who ends births or incarnations. In other words, those who terminate the cycles of rebirth or the world for himself; those who achieve the goal for which the path of spiritual practices is accepted; those who end all the sorrows of this world and attain liberation to become Siddhas.
This first word of this Sutra is very appropriate because the Sutra contains details about those seekers, their spiritual practices and austerities etc., who attained their ultimate goal of liberation, acquired the ultimate success in life as humans and transcended into the state of eternal bliss. 2. Dasha
The second constituent word in the name of the Antakriddasha Sutra is Dasha. This word has numerous meanings according to the language dictionary state, condition, degree, circumstance, period of life etc.
According to the Nandi Sutra Churni (Page 68) also the meaning of Dusha is condition
But here it would not be proper to interpret dasha in its common meaning of condition or state. As this Sutra contains spiritual discussions and description of seekers who got
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