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beginning there flows a current of non-violence towards all the living beings of the universe and an emphasis on the point that all the living beings love life, therefore one must avoid killing or hurting life in any manner. The subsequent chapters lay down the rules for monastic conduct based on this underlying philosophy of nonviolence. The ninth chapter of the first part, entitled Upadhānaśruta, contains a fairly detailed description of the severe penance undertaken by Lord Mahāvīra before He gained enlightenment and omniscience as well as that of his tours in the land of the non-believers and consequent hardships and afflictions suffered by Him. The second part contains detailed regimens for various monastic practices.
2. Sūtrakṛtānga - It is a treatise that contains a detailed description of the Jaina and other religious philosophies of the time. This treatise is also divided into two parts - Śrutaskandhas/-containing sixteen and seven chapters respectively. Its importance lies in the fact that it deals with all the major religious philosophies of the time such as Kriyāvāda, Akriyāvāda, Niyativāda, Ajñānavāda, Jagatkartṛtvavāda, Loka-vāda, etc and then proves as to how these are not fundamentally true.
3. Sthānanga - A treatise with ten chapters and seven hundred and eighty-three aphorisms, this work enumerates various things and concepts - both concrete as well as abstract as per their numbers. In this regard it can be compared to the Anguttaranikāya of the Buddhist scriptures.
4. Samavāyārga - Just like the Sthānāṁga, this treatise also lists various things according to their numbers. However, while the things mentioned in the Sthānanga are of a general nature and interest, those that have found a mention in this work are the ones connected with the monastic life and conduct. Its first two hundred and ten
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