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Jain Āgamas

The scriptures of the Śvetāmbara Jains, held to transmit the teaching of Mahāvīra through his disciples.

Also: Agamas, Siddhanta

Jainism, Sikhism and other paths

The Āgamas, written in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit, include the Ācārāṅga Sūtra on ascetic conduct, the Sūtrakṛtāṅga on rival views, the Uttarādhyayana on the path and the Kalpa Sūtra on the lives of the Jinas. They were redacted in writing at Valabhī around the fifth century CE. Digambaras do not accept them as authentic.