Jain Agamas (Digambara) Jain Agamas (Digambara) Agamas are texts of Digambara Jainism based on the discourses of the "tirthankara". The originals are all lost, and the extant versions were written in the 1st millennium CE. They are believed by Digambaras to be Mahavira's discourses in a samavasarana (divine preaching hall). They are called "Śhrut Jnāna" and comprises twelve "angas" and fourteen "purvas". This forms the basis of the Jaina "Agamas" or canons. These are believed by Jains to have originated from Rishabhanatha, the first "tirthankara" who lived millions of years ago. The earliest versions of Jain Agamas known were composed in Ardhamagadhi Prakrit.
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