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# Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s14.329

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s14.329

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### [v1.c5.s14.329](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s14.329)

Nāyādhammakahā (Jñātādharmakathā) Sixth of the twelve Aṅga(3) texts.¹ It is in prose and is divided into two sections Nāya(1) and Dhammakahā ² The former has nineteen chapters ³ whereas the latter ten Each of the ten chapters in the second section has further subdivisions The entire work deals with narratives having a moral and religious objective behind them ⁴ It was commented upon by Abhayadevasūri in V S 1120 ⁵

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## Cites (2)

- [Nandī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.cullika.1.45) — Devavācaka, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
- [Samavāyaṃga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.sveta.anga.4) — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit

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