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A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c6.36

A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c6.36

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c6.36

From this discussion, it will be seen that there are four principal divisions of the sacred canon of the Jainas viz. (1) *aṅga-paviṭṭha*, (2) *āvassaya*, (3) *kāliya* and (4) *ukkāliya*. Leaving aside the six sub-divisions of *āvassaya*, we may define *kāliya* and *ukkāliya* as under:—