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of non-violence. They were of the opinion that in the process of writing, studying and preserving the palm-leaf works, the injury to the Jīvas was inevitable. That is why; they made no efforts to restore them in written form. This was the reason behind the extinction of Drstivāda as well as some other Āgamas. In my opinion, Drstivāda became extinct because its contents were not fully in accordance with Mahāvīra's tradition and were mostly related with philosophical discussions of other traditions and schools, hence unable to arouse interest in Jaina monks. Secondly, the concepts accepted by Mahāvīra's tradition, were included in other Āgamic texts also, hence Jaina monks did not make any effort to preserve the Pūrva literature. Thirdly, due to the oral tradition other Anga Āgamas could not remain intact. We find that earlier subject matter of Praśnavyākarana has been completely changed. Similarly, partial changes as well as some additions are also noted in the subject-matter of Uñātādharmakathā, Antakyddaśānga, Anuttaraupapātika and Vipäkasūtra. Among the secondary canons (Anga-bāhya āgamas) following works, known as Kālika and Utkälika, respectively were also lost in due course of time. The details of such canons are as under: Kālika-sūtra not available presently
1. Kșullikāvimānapravibhakti 2. Mahallikāvimānapravibhakti 3. Angacūlikā 4. Vaggacūlikā 5. Vivāhacūlikā 6. Aruņopapāta 7. Varuņopapāta 8. Garuņotapāda 9. Dharaṇopapāta 10. Vaiśramanopapāta 11. Velandaropapāta 12. Devendropapāta
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