Nirjara Nirjara Nirjara is one of the seven fundamental principles, or Tattva in Jain philosophy, and refers to the shedding or removal of accumulated karmas from the atma (soul), essential for breaking free from samsara, the cycle of birth-death and rebirth, by achieving moksha, liberation. Literally meaning "falling off", the concept is described first in chapter 9 of the classical Jain text, Tattvartha Sutra (True nature of Reality) written by Acharya Umasvati, in 2nd century CE, the only text authoritative in both Svetambara and Digambara sects of Jainism. Later it also finds mention in Dravyasamgraha (Compendium of substances), a 10th-century Jain
History of Jainism other Angas were written down. This is a traditional account of schism. According to Svetambara, there were eight schisms ("Nihvana"). According to "Digambara" tradition, "Ganadhara" knew fourteen "Purva" and eleven "Anga". Knowledge of "Purva" was lost around 436 years after Mahavira and "Anga" were lost around 683 years after Mahavira. The texts that do not belong to "Anga" are called "Angabahyas". There were fourteen "Angabahyas". The first four "Angabahayas", "Samayika", "chaturvimasvika", "Vandana" and "Pratikramana" corresponds to sections of second "Mulasutra" of "Svetambara". The only texts of "Angabahyas" which occurs in "Svetambara" texts are "Dasavaikalika", "Uttaradhyayana" and "Kalpavyavahara". Umaswati's "Tattvartha Sutras"