The Svetambara Agamas are the canonical scriptures of the Svetambara branch of Jainism, a primary religious text transmitted within the Jain tradition itself rather than authored by any single named person, which is why the atlas records the author as the tradition rather than an individual. As primary scripture it is the strongest possible source for what Svetambara Jainism itself holds as canonical teaching, but the Digambara branch of Jainism does not accept this same canon, so it should be understood as representing one branch's scripture specifically, not Jainism as a whole. It is also a large body of text transmitted and redacted over a long period, so specific claims about its content are best tied to the particular text within the Agamas being referenced.
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The Svetambara Jain canon itself, read here as the tradition's primary scripture. NotesNo year given: sources date the codifying council at Vallabhi to 453, 454 or 466 CE, so none is stated here.
Citation
AuthorAnonymous (Jain tradition)
URLhttps://jainelibrary.org/
Source Typeprimary-text
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This source names Digambara directly: "holds as canonical teaching, but the Digambara branch of Jainism does not accept this same canon, so it should be understood as representing one branch's scripture specifically, not Jainism as a..."
This source names Svetambara directly: "The Svetambara Agamas are the canonical scriptures of the Svetambara branch of Jainism, a primary religious text transmitted within the Jain tradition itself rather than authored by any single named..."
Claims Backed By This Source (73 claims)
This source backs 73 claims across the atlas. As facts: 42 well-attested. As cited relationships: 13 holds, 1 critiqued Here. Plus 17 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Scriptures & Texts, 26 claims: 15 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 critiqued Here, 4 general references.
- Prayers, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds, 4 general references.
- Articles, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Councils and Synods, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Figures, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Languages, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Cities, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Denominations, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Practices, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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