A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c6.2

c6.2

Jainism deals with five kinds of knowledge (*nāṇa*).¹ One of them is known as *suya-nāṇa* (Sk. *śruta²-jñāna*). It can be roughly translated as scriptural knowledge. It is derived from the reading or preaching of scriptures or through an object known by sensitive knowledge (*ābhiṇibohia-nāṇa³*). It can be variously classified.⁴ According to one of the classifications, it is two-fold: (i) *aṅga-paviṭṭha* (Sk. *aṅga-praviṣṭa*) and (ii) *anaṅga-paviṭṭha* (Sk. *anaṅga-praviṣṭa*).⁵ The former means ‘contained in the *Aṅgas*’, and the latter, ‘not contained in the *Aṅgas*’. *Anaṅga-paviṭṭha* is designated as *aṅga-bāhira* (Sk. *aṅga-bāhya*), too⁶; for, it comprises works standing outside the *Aṅgas*-not belonging to the *Aṅgas*.