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An Epitome of Jainism
II-THE ANGA-BAHYA ŚRUTA, OR SCRIPTURES OTHER THAN THE TWELVE ANGAS
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These contain 80,108,175 letters divided into fourteen Prakîrņakas.
1. The Samayika-prakirnaka contains an account of the six kinds of Samâyika: nama (name), sthâpanâ (representation), dravya (substance), kçetra (place), kâla (time) and bhâva (nature or condition).
2. The Samstava-prakirnaka gives an account of the five stages in the lives of Tirthamkaras, their thirty-four powers, eight Pratihâryas (niracles), most refined body, Samavasarana (Divine Hall of Audience), and preaching of dharma or religious doctrine.
3. The Vandana-prakîrnaka deals with the temples and other places of worship.
4. The Pratikramana-prakîrnaka gives an account of those methods that are necessary for the removal of those defects that are related to the day, to the night, to the fortnight, to the four months, and to the year; relating to the fryâpatha (careful walking), and those defects which arise in the perfect condition of the death of a pious man.
5. The Vinaya-prakirṇaka gives an account of five kinds of vinaya (humility and becoming modesty of behaviour) relating to belief, knowledge, conduct, austerity, and behaviour.
6. The Kriti-karma-prakirnaka gives detailed accounts of the modes of worship etc. of the Jinas (Tîrthamkars); and of the significance of obeisance and reverence paid to Arhats, Siddhas, Achâryas, Upâdhyâyas, Sadhus, images of Jaina Tírthamkaras, the word of Jinas, and the Jaina temples, by making three bows to them and by going round them three times, from the right to left, by making twelve obeisances and by bending the head in the four directions.
7. The Dasa-vaikâlika-prakirnaka contains rules of conduct and of purity of food for the ascetics.
8. The Uttaradhyayana-prakîrnaka gives details and effects of four kinds of distrubances and twenty-two kinds of troubles or sufferings (pariṣaha) that an ascetic may have to undego.
9. The Kalpa-vyavahara-prakîrnaka gives the right practices of the ascetics and also details of purificatory methods on lapses from right practices.
10. The Kalpakalpa-prakirnaka considers the things, places, or thoughts that may be allowable for use by a monk, from the points of view of substance, place, time and nature.
11. The Makakalpa-sanjñaka-prakirnaka gives an account of the rules of ascetic practices (Yoga) in the three ages (past, present, and future) that are suitable to Jina-kalpin (independent monks), with reference to body etc., and in accordance with the substance, place, time, and nature or condition; and also an account of the rules of conduct of Sthavira kalpin (members of orders), relating to initiation, teaching, maintaining ascetics,
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