A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c8.359

c8.359

These are the details regarding the nature of the extinct Āgamas that I have been able to gather from some of the Jaina sources. I admit that in many a case they are nothing more than a mere guessing based upon their etymology. I may add that in certain cases it may be that even if the entire Jaina literature existing at present is fully investigated, it may not mend matters. Anyhow such an attempt is desirable as it can give us a final understanding about the nature of the extinct Āgamas.