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Shatkhand Agam




Shatkhand Agam is a major religious text of the Digambar sect in Jain religion. It is also known as Maha kammapayadi pahuda and Maha karma prabhrut. This text was written during the latter half of second century AD by Pushpadant and Bhutabali. Based on an earlier text named Agraya niya, Shatkhand Agam comprises of total six volumes.

In AD 780, a revered Jain scholar named Acharya Virsen wrote commentaries titled Dhaval tika, on the first five volumes of Shatkhand Agam, and Maha dhaval tika, on the final volume.



Updated on 16th June, 2005

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