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(Duḥkha-vipaka) and the next ten stories underline the pleasurable results of pious actions (Sukha-vipāka). The Twelfth Anga Āgama 'Ditthivāda (Dṛstivāda)' —-
This Anga Sutra, which is believed to have been lost over time, had five parts. They were –
1. Parikarma-containing the mathematical procedures and formulae for various calculations. It had five sub-sections, namely
(a) Candra Prajñapti, (b) Surya Prajñapti,
(c) Jambudvipa Prajñapti,
(d) Dvīpasāgara Prajñapti, and Vyakhyā Prajñapti.
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2. Sūtra- describing each of the 363 false faiths, prevalent at that time, and then logically refuting each of them. 3. Pūrvagata - containing the fourteen Pūrvas.
4. Anuyoga- containing the descriptions of the lives and practices of sixty-three great personalities or torch-beares (Trisaṣti Šalākā purusa) of the Jaina faith.
5. Cūlikā --containing the supplements to various Pūrvas. The third part - Purvagata comprised the fourteen Pūrvas (Pre-canons).
The Fourteen Purvas
1. Utpada Pūrva
It described the coming into being (Utpāda), permanence (Dhrauvya) and destruction (Vyaya) of animate and inanimate matter.
2. Agräyaniya Pūrva It contained the descriptions of seven hundred good and bad standpoints (Naya), six matters (Sad-dravya), seven fundamental verities (Sapta tattva), and nine substances (Nava padartha).
3. Viryānuvāda Pūrva It described the potentialities of six matters.
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SAMYAGJÑANA (THE RIGHT-KNOWLEDGE) : 153
