A History of the Canonical Literature of the Jainas c8.74

c8.74

Turning to *Paiṇṇagas* we find that only very few are available at present. For, firstly, out of 14,000 *Paiṇṇagas*, only 60 have been specifically mentioned in *Nandī*, and so probably a majority of them were lost in those days. Secondly, out of these 60 works, 12 *kāliya* works are lost. Their numbers are 11, 12, and 16-25.² The following 5 additional *kāliya* works noted in *Pakkhiyasutta* are also lost:—