A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c8.59

c8.59

By taking into account the description of *Nāyādhammakahā* as given in *Nandī* (s. 51), we may infer that the portion of this *Aṅga* which exists now is practically a drop in the ocean. For, hundreds of *ākhyāyikās*, *upākhyāyikās* and *ākhyāyikopākhyāyikās* are lost. All these seem to have been extinct at least by the time of Malayagiri Sūri, if not by the time of Jinadāsa Gaṇi. *Aṅgas* 7 to 11 are said to have *saṅkhyeya pada*-*sahasras* (vide *Nandī* s. 52-56). So it may be that they, too, are not available in *toto*.