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The 14 kinds of Shrutajnanas: (1) Knowledge obtained from letters this is called Akshara shruta. Anakshara shruta; this is knowledge obtained from gestures made with fingers etc. (3) Samjnishrutha: Knowledge obtained from mental signs by those who have the power (4) Asamjini shrutha: Knowledge obtained by Ekendriya jivas etc., (5) Samyak shrutha: The knowledge obtained by a Samakitadhari (6) Mithya shrutha: Knowledge obtained from false shatras (7) Shadi shrutha: knowledge obtained in places like "Bharath" (8) Avadishrutha: The knowledge obtained in Mahavideh from the flow which has no beginning (9) Saparyavasitha shrutha: The shrutajnan that ends. (10) Aparyavasitha shrutha: Imperishable flow of shrutha (11) Gamikashrutha: Samanagam shrutha equal to ajnan (12) Agamika Shrutha : Opposite to that (13) Angapravishta shrutha: Knowledge obtained from Acharanga composed by Ganadhars (14) Angabahya shrutha: The knowledge of the shrutha like Avashyak Dasha Vaikalik Sutra separate from the angas. Samyakshrutha is obtained from reading the Jain shastras. They were first expounded by Vitrag; so they are samyak (right).
Now we shall think of Agams and Shastras.
45 AGAMS
The Tirthankar Bhagwan renounces the samsar; attains stainless character carries out severe external and internal spiritual austerities and becomes Vitrag sarvajna. After that he expounds to his ganadhars (Pupils) the tripadi, “Upanneva, Vigameiva Drhuveyiva" (Production, destruction and duration). Then on hearing this, the special endeavours of earlier Janmas, the specialities of intelligence, the Yogas of the Tirthankar Bhagwans, charitra etc. become united for special reasons with the result that the shrutajnanavaran of the Ganadhars,, becomes partly destroyed and pacified. In other words, a certain kind of destruction takes place. As a result, they become enlightened regarding some tatvas and they compose them in the form of Agamas called Dvadashangi. The Omniscient Lord makes them authentic. There are 12.
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