Question

What are Angas?

Answer 1

Hint: Mahaveera's sermons were collected in 12 volumes after the first Jain council. The Jains referred to these as the 12 Angas. They are written in Prakrit. These are the most important aspects of the Jain religion. They go over religious rituals, householder stages, chastity vows, rules of conduct, and other aspects of Jain philosophy.

Complete answer:
- The Swetambars and the Digambara are the two broad classifications of Jains.
- Angas is the sacred religious book of the Swetambars. The book discusses the deaths that will be ruled by the followers. It also discusses how to live a pure life and attain enlightenment after death. It also discusses the triumph of good over evil.
- Angas (also known as agamas) are 45 sacred Jain texts based on the tirthankara's discourse. Hrut Jnna is a discourse delivered in a samavasarana (divine preaching hall) that consists of eleven angas and fourteen purvas. The discourse is divided into twelve angas and is documented by Ganadharas (chief disciples). A tree with twelve branches is commonly used to describe it.
- The Jaina Agamas, or canons, are built on this foundation. Rishabhanatha, the first tirthankara, is thought to be the source of these.
- The earliest known Jain Agamas were written in the Prakrit language Ardhamagadhi. Agama is a Sanskrit term that refers to the 'coming' of a body of doctrine through the transmission of authoritative teachers through a lineage.

Note: The Shwetambara sect follows one of the groups of Jain scriptures known as angas. These are thought to be Bhagwan Mahavira's direct preaching, his initial Prakrit vocabulary. As a result, these collections are referred to as Angas or Anga-Agamas, and they are collectively referred to as Dwadashanz.