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(vi) Jñātādharmakathā :
Divided into two śrutakhandas, this Anga gives us stories with a moral purpose behind them. The 8th Adhyayana of the Jñatadharmakatha carries a special significance in describing the 19th Tirthankara as a female. Obviously this goes against Digambara tradition which holds the 19th Tirthankara to be a male and does not accept the possibility of a woman getting liberation.
(vii) Upāsakadhyayana :
This Anga is supplementary to Acārānga from the point of view of Jaina ethics. The former deals with the conduct of an ascetic whereas the latter deals with the conduct of a house-holder by relating ten stories of righteous house-holders. This work is important ethically as it gives us details about right attitude, and the twelve vows of a householder together with their transgressions.
Besides commentary of Abhayadeva (1060 A.D.), Velankar mentions five commentaries more.1
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(viii) Antakṛtadaśānga :
It has eight vargas containing 10, 8, 13, 10, 10, 16, 13 and 10 adhyayanas respectively. It gives the stories of those who attained liberation. This anga gives us Jaina version of the story of Kṛṣṇa. Almost in all stories, we find many descriptions of long penances. We find an interesting account of ten types of penances whose explanation involves mathematical arrangement of numbers, of meals and fast days, in different permutations and combinations.
Abhayadeva wrote a Vrtti on this anga also. There seems to be no other commentary on this work.
(ix) Anuttara Upapātikadaśā :
This anga gives the story of those who have gone to heaven, known as Anuttara Vimāna, from where they will have to assume human body for one time only before attaining liberation. This anga is divided into three vargas, each varga having 10, 13 and 10, adhyayanas respectively. In this anga
1. Velankar, H.D. (ed.), Jinaratnakośa, p. 55-56.
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