Digambara form, 683 years after the "nirvana" of Mahavira. The two "Āchāryas" wrote "Ṣaṭkhaṅḍāgama" on palm leaves which is considered to be among the oldest known "Digambara" texts. "Āchārya" Bhutabali was the last ascetic who had partial knowledge of the original Jain "Agamas". Later on, some learned "Āchāryas" started to restore, compile and put into written words the teachings of Lord Mahavira, that were the subject matter of "Agamas". "Digambaras" group the texts into four literary categories called "anuyoga" (exposition). The "prathmanuyoga" (first exposition) contains the universal history, the "karananuyoga" (calculation exposition) contains works on cosmology and the "charananuyoga" (behaviour exposition)
Religion in Africa now one of the most widely practiced religions in Africa along with Islam and is the largest religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most adherents outside Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea are Roman Catholic or Protestant. Several syncretistic and messianic sects have formed throughout much of the continent, including the Nazareth Baptist Church in South Africa and the Aladura churches in Nigeria.There is also fairly widespread populations of Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses. The oldest Christian denominations in Africa are the Coptic church in Egypt and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, all Oriental Orthodox, which rose to