age of western kings the centre of Jainism was gradually changing from Bihār to Gujarāt, and so when the great council of a.d. 454[1] came together, it was summoned not in the historic land of Magadha but in the western country won for the Jaina faith by missionary effort. The place chosen was Vallabhi, near Bhāvnagar, and the president of the council was Devarddhi. So far the Śvetāmbara and Sthānakavāsī sects concur, though they do not agree as to the canon of the scriptures then determined. In Kāṭhiāwāḍ at the present time there are at least eleven sub-sects amongst the Sthānakavāsī Jaina and eighty-four amongst the Śvetāmbara, and these hold differing views as to the correct list of books rightly comprised in their canon. Curiously enough they do not seem much to study the sacred texts themselves, but usually content themselves with quoting lists of the names of their books. It will perhaps suffice for our purpose if we note one such list from amongst those that have been given to the writer.
A. The Eleven Aṅga.
- Āċārāṅga Sūtra.
- Suyagaḍāṅga (Sūtrakṛitāṅga) Sūtra.
- Thāṇānga (Sthānāṅga) Sūtra.
- Samavāyāṅga Sūtra.
- Bhagavatījī or Vivihapannanti.
- Jñātādharma Kathāṅga.
- Upāsaka Daśāṅga.
- Antagaḍa Daśāṅga (Antakṛitāṅga).
- Anuttarovavāi Dasāṅga (Anuttaropapātika).
- Praśna Vyākaraṇa.
- Vipāka Sūtra.
B. Twelve Upāṅga.
- Uvavāi (Aupapātika).
- Rāyapaseṇi (Rājapraśnīya).
- Jivābhigama.
- ↑ Other traditions, however, put the date as late as a.d. 467 or even a.d. 513.
