A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c3.1

c3.1

I Origin and utility of the authoritative works, impossibility of furnishing a complete list of names and details of all the schools of thought, continuities and extinctions of some of the *Jaina* scriptures, establishment of the *Jaina tirtha*, 3 questions by Indrabhūti to Lord Mahāvīra and his replies - *tripadī*, 15 *niṣadyās*, similarity of some of the *dvādaśāṅgīs* even in words, explanations about the differences of opinion regarding the order of the composition of the 12 *Aṅgas* and that of the 5 sections of the 12th *Aṅga*, contents of *Aṇuoga*, four *anuyogas* and their relative importance, various meanings of the word ‘scripture’, 2 definitions of *sammasuya* and *micchāsuya*, enumeration of the *Jaina* scriptures, 300 *Śrutakevalins* and their compositions, works of Bhadrabāhusvāmin, the 10 *Nijjuttis* and the works associated with them, works of *Daśapūrvadharas* and *Pratyekabuddhas*, classifications of some of the *Āgamas* as *Mūlasūtras*, *Chedasūtras*, *Upāṅgas* and *Prakīrṇakas* and 147 *adhyayanas* recited by Lord Mahāvīra.