Nishitha

The Niśītha Sūtra (Prakrit:Nisīha Sutta) is a Jaina Svetambara canonical text in Prakrit. This text is one of the six Chedasūtras. The text consists of twenty chapters. It prescribes some rules pertaining to monastic life. Punishments for various transgressions are also prescribed in it. Certain exceptions to the general rules also find place therein.^[1]

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Jain Scriptures Fourteen Purvas (The Prior Knowledge - considered totally lost) Śvētāmbara Canonical Texts Angāgama Ācāranga sūtra Sūtrakrtanga Sthānānga Samavāyānga Sūtra Vyākhyāprajñapti Jnātrdhārmakathāh Upāsakadaśāh Antakrddaaśāh Anuttaraupapātikadaśāh Praśnavyākaranani Vipākaśruta Drstivāda (now extinct) Upanga āgamas Aupapātika Rājapraśnīya Jīvājīvābhigama Prajñāpana Sūryaprajñapti Jambūdvīpaprajñapti Candraprajñapti Nirayārvalī Kalpāvatamsikāh Puspikāh Puspacūlikāh Vrasnidaśāh Chedasūtra Ācāradaśāh Brhatkalpa Vyavahāra Niśītha Mahāniśītha Jītakalpa Mūlasūtra Daśavaikālika Uttarādhyayana Āvaśyaka Pindaniryukyti Prakīrnaka sūtra Catuhśarana Āturapratyākhyanā Bhaktaparijñā Samstāraka Tandulavaicarika Candravedhyāka Devendrastava Ganividyā Mahāpratyākhyanā Vīrastava Cūlikasūtra Nandī-sūtra Anuyogadvāra-sūtra Digambara Texts Āgamas Satkhandāgama Kasāyaprabhrta Pratham -ānuyoga Padmapurāna Harivamsapurāna Ādi purāṇa Mahāpurāna Carnānuyoga Mulācāra Trivarnācāra Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra Ganitānuyoga Sūryaprajñapti Candraprajñapt Jayadhavalātikā Gommatasāra Dravyānuyoga Niyamasāra Pancastikayasāra Pravacanasāra Samayasāra Tattvārthasūtra (Note1) Āptamīmamsa Commentary Commentary on Tattvarthasūtra and Aptmimamsa Tattvārthasūtra is accepted by both Digambaras and Śvetāmbara as their texts although Śvetāmbaras do not include it under canonical texts.