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JAIN RELIGION IN NORTH GUJARAT & SAURASTRA
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the stewardship of Acarya Shri Bhadrabahu at Patliputra. The third one was held at Kharwlel. The fourth was held at Mathura under the stewardship of Sthandilacarya.
The fifth council was held at Vallabhipur ( Saurastra ) under the stewardship of Acarya Shri Deverdhhigani Kshamashraman with 500 acaryas in the year 980 vir samvant. Agams were penned down in this council. At present this agams are being adopted and followed by the svetamber sect.
The Digamber sect have different views. According to them, the penning down ( writing ) of agam started from the time of digamber Acarya Dharsen ( vir nir.samat 633 ). He was at Ujayantinagari Girnar, Saurastra. He had passed on the knowledge to the two disciples, Pushpdant and Bhutbali, who were called from southern India. They had compiled and written down the agam, which is known as "Shadkhandagam". They had completed the writing work at Ankaleshvar in Gujarat.
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