Jain Aagam

Akshay Kumar Seth

INTRODUCTION TO AGAMAS Showering his infinite compassion, Lord Mahävira recited the Tripadi - UPPANEIVA, VIGAMEIVA and DHUVEIVA. The disciples of the Lord then collectively scripted this in the form of Agama or divine messages for the common man to understand. Historically, 980 years after Lord Mahävira attained nirvana (heavenly abode) after his Kewalgyan (enlightenment of the soul), Ächäraya Sri Devardhigani felt that with the passage of time we may lose the teachings of Lord Mahävira due to deterioration of human memory. In an attempt to protect the divine legacy of Lord Mahävira, he called upon five hundred leading spiritual monks to transcribe from memory the preachings of Lord Mahavira into a readable format.

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INTRODUCTION TO AGAMAS Showering his infinite compassion, Lord Mahävira recited the Tripadi - UPPANEIVA, VIGAMEIVA and DHUVEIVA. The disciples of the Lord then collectively scripted this in the form of Agama or divine messages for the common man to understand. Historically, 980 years after Lord Mahävira attained nirvana (heavenly abode) after his Kewalgyan (enlightenment of the soul), Ächäraya Sri Devardhigani felt that with the passage of time we may lose the teachings of Lord Mahävira due to deterioration of human memory. In an attempt to protect the divine legacy of Lord Mahävira, he called upon five hundred leading spiritual monks to transcribe from memory the preachings of Lord Mahavira into a readable format.