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  • - the 45 Agams in a clean table - the 45 Agams in Gujarati - or the division of Agams by category with meanings.
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    - the 45 Agams in a clean table - the 45 Agams in Gujarati - or the division of Agams by category with meanings.

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    Here is the standard Śvetāmbara list of the 45 Agams. Note: In this tradition, the 12th Anga, Drishtivada, is lost, so the commonly used surviving count is 45.

    Division of Agams by Category

    | Category | Count | Meaning | |---|---:|---| | Anga Agams | 11 | Main limbs of the Jain canon | | Upanga Agams | 12 | Subsidiary or supplementary texts | | Chedasutras | 6 | Texts on monastic discipline and conduct | | Mulasutras | 4 | Foundational texts for study | | Prakirnakas | 10 | Miscellaneous/auxiliary texts | | Cūlikāsūtras | 2 | Appendices or analytical texts |

    1) Anga Agams — 11

    | No. | English Name | Gujarati Name | |---|---|---| | 1 | Achāranga Sūtra | આચારાંગ સૂત્ર | | 2 | Sūtrakritanga Sūtra | સૂત્રકૃતાંગ સૂત્ર | | 3 | Sthānanga Sūtra | સ્થાનાંગ સૂત્ર | | 4 | Samavāyanga Sūtra | સમવાયાંગ સૂત્ર | | 5 | Vyākhyāprajñapti / Bhagavatī Sūtra | વ્યાખ્યાપ્રજ્ઞાપ્તિ (ભગવતી) સૂત્ર | | 6 | Jñātādharmakathānga Sūtra | જ્ઞાતાધર્મકથાંગ સૂત્ર | | 7 | Upāsakadaśānga Sūtra | ઉપાસકદશાંગ સૂત્ર | | 8 | Antakrddaśānga Sūtra | અંતકૃદ્દશાંગ સૂત્ર | | 9 | Anuttaropapātikadaśānga Sūtra | અનુત્તરોપપાતિકદશાંગ સૂત્ર | | 10 | Praśnavyākaraṇa Sūtra | પ્રશ્નવ્યાકરણાંગ સૂત્ર | | 11 | Vipāka Sūtra | વિપાકશ્રુત સૂત્ર |

    2) Upanga Agams — 12

    | No. | English Name | Gujarati Name | |---|---|---| | 1 | Aupapātika Sūtra | ઔપપાતિક સૂત્ર | | 2 | Rājapraśnīya Sūtra | રાજપ્રશ્નીય સૂત્ર | | 3 | Jīvābhigama Sūtra | જીવાભિગમ સૂત્ર | | 4 | Prajñāpanā Sūtra | પ્રજ્ઞાપના સૂત્ર | | 5 | Sūryaprajñapti Sūtra | સૂર્યપ્રજ્ઞપ્તિ સૂત્ર | | 6 | Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Sūtra | જંબૂદ્વીપપ્રજ્ઞપ્તિ સૂત્ર | | 7 | Candraprajñapti Sūtra | ચંદ્રપ્રજ્ઞપ્તિ સૂત્ર | | 8 | Nirayāvalikā Sūtra | નિરયાવલિકા સૂત્ર | | 9 | Kalpāvataṃsikā Sūtra | કલ્પાવતંસિકા સૂત્ર | | 10 | Puṣpikā Sūtra | પુષ્પિકા સૂત્ર | | 11 | Puṣpacūlikā Sūtra | પુષ્પચૂલિકા સૂત્ર | | 12 | Vṛṣṇidaśā Sūtra | વૃષ્ણિદશા સૂત્ર |

    3) Chedasutras — 6

    | No. | English Name | Gujarati Name | |---|---|---| | 1 | Niśītha Sūtra | નિશીથ સૂત્ર | | 2 | Mahāniśītha Sūtra | મહાનિશીથ સૂત્ર | | 3 | Vyavahāra Sūtra | વ્યવહાર સૂત્ર | | 4 | Daśāśrutaskandha Sūtra | દશાશ્રુતસ્કંધ સૂત્ર | | 5 | Bṛhatkalpa Sūtra | બૃહત્કલ્પ સૂત્ર | | 6 | Jitakalpa Sūtra | જિતકલ્પ સૂત્ર |

    4) Mulasutras — 4

    | No. | English Name | Gujarati Name | |---|---|---| | 1 | Āvaśyaka Sūtra | આવશ્યક સૂત્ર | | 2 | Daśavaikālika Sūtra | દશવૈકાલિક સૂત્ર | | 3 | Uttarādhyayana Sūtra | ઉત્તરાધ્યયન સૂત્ર | | 4 | Oghaniryukti | ઓઘનિર્યુક્તિ |

    5) Prakirnakas — 10

    | No. | English Name | Gujarati Name | |---|---|---| | 1 | Catuḥśaraṇa | ચતુઃશરણ | | 2 | Āturapratyākhyāna | આતુરપ્રત્યાખ્યાન | | 3 | Bhaktaparijñā | ભક્તપરિજ્ઞા | | 4 | Saṃstāraka | સંસ્તારક | | 5 | Tandulavaicārika | તંદુલવૈચારિક | | 6 | Candravidyā | ચંદ્રવિદ્યા | | 7 | Devendrastava | દેવેન્દ્રસ્તવ | | 8 | Gaṇividyā | ગણિવિદ્યા | | 9 | Mahāpratyākhyāna | મહાપ્રત્યાખ્યાન | | 10 | Vīrastava | વીરસ્તવ |

    6) Cūlikāsūtras — 2

    | No. | English Name | Gujarati Name | |---|---|---| | 1 | Nandī Sūtra | નંદી સૂત્ર | | 2 | Anuyogadvāra Sūtra | અનુયોગદ્વાર સૂત્ર |

    Takeaway

    So the 45 Agams are commonly grouped as:

    • 11 Angas
    • 12 Upangas
    • 6 Chedasutras
    • 4 Mulasutras
    • 10 Prakirnakas
    • 2 Cūlikāsūtras

    If you want, I can also format this as a single compact one-page chart or a Gujarati-only table for easy copying.

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