Aṅga
Jaina canon
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- In Jaina canon
…divided as follows: (1) 11 Aṅgas, the main texts—a 12th has been lost for at least 14 centuries; (2) 12 Upāṅgas, or subsidiary texts; (3) 10 Prakīrṇakas, or assorted texts; (4) 6 Cheda-sutras on the rules of ascetic life; (5) 2 Cūlikā-sutras on cognition and epistemology; and (6) 4 Mūla-sutras…
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