Prasnavyakaranani

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Praśnavyākaranani is the tenth of the 12 Jain āgamas as per Śvetámbara tradition said to be promulgated by Māhavīra himself and composed by Ganadhara Sudharmaswami. Praśnavyākaranani translated as “Questions and Explanations” discusses a variety of doctrinal matters concerning Jainism.

Subject matter of the Agama

The Agama contains information about the 5 Sins and conversely their Vows in Jainism. Namely Killing, Stealing, Lying, Unchastity (like Sexual Misconduct) and Possessiveness or Greed.

It talks about Killing and the results of Killing, the results (karma results) of Stealing, Lying, Unchastity and Possessiveness or Greed.

It then talks about Non-Killing, Non-Stealing, Non-Lying, Chastity and Non-Possessiveness or Non-Greed.

Jain literature
Fourteen Purvas (The Prior Knowledge – considered totally lost)
Śvētāmbara Canonical Texts
Angāgama	Acharanga Sutra Sutrakritanga Sthananga Sutra Samavayanga Sutra Vyākhyāprajñapti Jnatrdharmakathah Upasakadasah Antakrddaasah Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh Prasnavyakaranani Vipakasruta Drstivada (now extinct)
Upanga āgamas	Aupapatika Rājapraśnīya Jīvājīvābhigama Prajñāpana Sūryaprajñapti Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Candraprajñapti Nirayārvalī Kalpāvatamsikāh Puspikāh Puspacūlikāh Vrasnidaśāh
Chedasūtra	Ācāradaśāh Brhatkalpa Vyavahāra Nishitha Mahāniśītha Jītakalpa Kalpa Sūtra
Mūlasūtra	Daśavaikālika Uttaradhyayana Āvaśyaka Pindaniryukyti
Prakīrnaka sūtra	Catuhśarana Āturapratyākhyanā Bhaktaparijñā Samstāraka Tandulavaicarika Candravedhyāka Devendrastava Ganividyā Mahāpratyākhyanā Vīrastava
Cūlikasūtra	Nandī-sūtra Anuyogadvāra-sūtra
Digambara Texts
Agamas	Shatkhandagama Kasayapahuda
Pratham -ānuyoga	Mahapurana Ādi purāṇa Uttarapurana Harivamsa Purana
Carnānuyoga	Mulachara Trivarnācāra Tattvartha Sutra (Note1) Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra Puruşārthasiddhyupāya
Karnánuyoga	Gommatsāra Sūryaprajñapti Jayadhavalātikā Tiloya Panatti Lokavibhaga
Dravyānuyoga	Niyamasara Pancastikayasara Pravachanasara Samayasāra Aptamimamsa Dravyasamgraha Jnanarnava
Commentary	Sarvārthasiddhi (commentary on Tattvārthasūtra)
Others	Siribhoovalaya Uvasagharam Stotra Bhaktamara Stotra Jinvani Namokar Mantra
Tattvartha Sutra is accepted by both Digambara and Śvetāmbara as their texts although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts.