Angas

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Angas are the eight principal canonical texts of early Jainism that systematically present its core doctrines, ethics, and monastic discipline.

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Angas canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain scripture
canonical text collection
associatedWith Digambara Jain tradition
Svetambara
surface form: Śvetāmbara Jain tradition
canonicalStatus principal canonical texts of early Jainism
category Jain canonical literature
describedAs eight principal canonical texts of early Jainism
hasPart Antakṛddaśāḥ
Anuttaraupapātikadaśāḥ
Dṛṣṭivāda
Jñātadharmakathāṅga
Praśnavyākaraṇa
Acaranga Sutra
surface form: Samavāyāṅga Sūtra

Culikasutras
surface form: Sthānāṅga Sūtra

Sutrakritanga
surface form: Sūtrakṛtāṅga

Upāsakadaśāḥ
Vipākaśruta
Vyākhyāprajñapti (Bhagavatī Sūtra)
Acaranga Sutra
surface form: Ācāranga Sūtra
includesGenre narrative exempla
philosophical exposition
rules for conduct
influenceOn later Jain commentarial literature
language Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
surface form: Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit
numberOfParts 8
presents core doctrines of Jainism
ethical teachings of Jainism
rules for Jain monks and nuns
preservation monastic recitation and memorization
region ancient India
relatedConcept Jain Agamas
surface form: Jain Āgamas
religion Jainism
roleInJainism systematic presentation of Jain teachings
script various Brahmi-derived scripts in manuscripts
scriptureType canonical (āgama) texts
subject Jain doctrine
Jain ethics
Jain monastic discipline
timePeriod early Jainism
traditionallyAttributedTo Mahavira
transmission oral tradition
usedFor doctrinal instruction
ethical guidance
monastic education

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Agamas includes Angas