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Vidyapitha, Varanasi, 1994), presently; we have only the following
Niryuktis:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Avaśyaka-Niryukti,
Daśavaikālika-Niryukti,
Uttarādhyayana-Niryukti, Acārānga-Niryukti,
Sūtrakṛtānga-Niryukti, Daśāśrutaskandha-Niryukti,
Kalpa-Niryukti and
Vyavahara-Niryukti.
Apart from these, two more niryuktis - Ogha and Pinda are also available, but considered to be the part of Avasyaka- niryukti and Daśavaikālika-Niryukti, respectively, hence, not independent works. We also have a mention of two more Niryuktis on Surya Prajñapti and Rsibhasita, but they are extinct now. To conclude, we can say that more than hundred works could be considered to belong to this early period but about thirty of them are now extinct.
THE AGE OF AGAMAS
Most of the Agamic literature was composed during c. 5th B.C. 3rd A. D. but some of Agamic texts like Nandisūtra and the present edition of Praśnavyākarāṇa were composed in c. 5th-6th A. D. In the most important councils (Vācanās), which were held at Mathura and Vallabhi in c. 4th-5th A. D. respectively, for editing and rewriting of these Agamas, some new additions and alterations were also made and that is why some of the Agamas contain some informations and conceptions, developed later in c. 4th-5th, in Jaina philosophy.
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