Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s14.412

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Nisiha ( Nisitha ) An Amgabahira Kala text It is prose and is divided into twenty chapters It deals with the rules governing the conduct of monks and nuns and prescribes atonements and penance for various transgressions It mentions certain exceptions also to the general rules Its authorship is attributed to Visahagani Formerly it was a part of Ayara viz Ayarapakappa but later it was separated from it ³