A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c3.8

c3.8

(The sacred suttas of a period prior to the date of omniscience of Lord Mahāvīra, no reference to āyāgapaṭa in the extant literature, Diṭṭhivāya and Bhadrabāhusvāmin, periods of 7 vācanās, date of Āryarakṣita Sūri and his knowledge of Puvvas, 54 uttama-puruṣas, the 9 ajjhayaṇas of Āyāra, and their subject-matter, definition of pada, restoration of Mahānisīha, a curriculum noted in Vavahāra, the meanings of nijjuhaṇā etc., references to Mahāprāṇa, definition of antarmuhūrta, inability to count 46 mauyapayas of Diṭṭhivāya, Mātikās of the Buddhas, references about labdhis and names of the ajjhayaṇas of Antagaḍadasā and Pupphacūlā).