For Śvetāmbar Jains, “authentic texts” usually means the Śvetāmbar Jain Āgams (canon) and the main later scriptures based on them.

Here is a simple overview:

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1. Main Śvetāmbar Canon – 45 Āgams

Śvetāmbar Mūrtipūjak, Sthānakvāsī and Terāpanthī generally accept a set of 45 Āgams as authentic, divided like this:

(A) 11 Aṅa Āgam (main canonical texts)

Examples:

• Ācārāṅga Sūtra – rules and life of monks, non‑violence in depth
• Sūtrakṛtāṅga – refutation of wrong beliefs, vows, discipline
• Sthānāṅga Sūtra – topics arranged in numerical order
• Samavāyāṅga Sūtra – numbers, cosmology, and principles
• Vyākhyāprajñapti / Bhagavatī Sūtra – large text of questions–answers of Mahāvīr
• Jñātādharmakathāṅga – religious stories
• Upāsakadaśāṅga – stories of ideal householders
• Antakṛddaśāṅga (Antagad‑dasāo) – those who ended saṃsār in that very life
• Anuttaraupapātika‑daśāṅga – souls going to highest heavens
• Praśnavyākaraṇa – answers to various questions
• Vipākaśruta – results (fruits) of karma through stories

(Names may be spelled slightly differently in Gujarati / Hindi, but refer to these 11.)

(B) 12 Upāṅga Āgam

These are “secondary” but still canonical texts, such as:

• Aupapātika Sūtra
• Rājapraśnīya Sūtra
• Jambūdvīpa Prajñapti (Jambudvīpa Prajñapti Sūtra)
• others describing cosmology, stories, etc.

(C) 10 Cheda Sūtra

Texts mainly about rules, discipline and expiations for monks and nuns.

(D) 6 Mūla Sūtra

Basic texts often studied first, e.g.

• Daśavaikālika Sūtra
• Uttarādhyayana Sūtra
• Āvaśyaka Sūtra, etc.

(E) 4 Painnaya (Prakīrṇaka) Sūtra

Smaller mixed-topic texts.

Śvetāmbar tradition believes these preserve the Shrut‑jñān (scriptural knowledge) of Lord Mahāvīr, through his Gaṇadharas and Ācāryas.

You can see simple explanations of some of these, like Antagad Dasa and Shwetambar-related questions, here

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2. Important later Śvetāmbar texts (based on Āgams)

Besides the 45 Āgams, Śvetāmbar Acharyas wrote many commentaries and manuals which are also treated as very authentic guidance, for example:

• Bhashya and Tika on Āgams (in Prakrit, Sanskrit, Gujarati, etc.)
• Niryukti on Āvaśyaka, Daśavaikālika, Uttarādhyayana, etc.
• Cheda‑sūtra commentaries explaining conduct in detail
• Karmagranth, Samayik‑vidhi, Pratikraman‑sutra‑sangrah, etc., which arrange daily practices for Śvetāmbar Jains.

These do not replace the Āgams, but explain and organize them for practice.

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3. Difference from Digambar view (important to know)

• Śvetāmbar: accept that a large part of the original canon is preserved as the Āgams listed above.
• Digambar: hold that the original canon is completely lost; they rely mainly on other texts (Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama, Kaṣāya‑pāhuḍa, etc.) written later by Acharyas.

So when you say “authentic texts for Śvetāmbar”, people usually mean these 45 Āgams and their traditional commentaries.

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If you tell me your level (beginner / intermediate) and language (Hindi, Gujarati, English), you can then choose 3–4 key Śvetāmbar texts from this list to start reading regularly.