Jain Aagam

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.