A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c8.257

c8.257

Turning to the *Cūliyās*, we find that though they are said to belong to the *Puvvagaya* and to be exact to the 1st four *Puvvas* only, their nature as expounded in *Nandicuṇṇi* (p. 61) makes us believe that they had something to do with other sections, too¹. Further, their study seems to have been preceded by that of the 1st four sections in case we endorse the opinion² expressed in the *Nandicuṇṇi* that they are given the last place not only regarding the arrangement of the 5 sections but their study, too. This means that the *Cūliyās* got forgotten or became extinct by the time Sthūlabhadra died.