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¹³ 3. 3. 185. According to Jain tradition the Ārya Vedas are said to have been composed by Bharaha and others which contained the laudation of the Titthayaras, the duties prescribed for laymen and monks, propitiatory deeds and the like, later on, Sulasā, Yājñavalkya, Tantugrīva and others composed the Anārya Vedas which are the present Vedas (Āva. cū 215, Sūya. cū p. 16) According to another tradition, however, the twelve Aṅgas are called the Vedas (Āva cū 5, p 185).