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The Nandisutram belongs to that category of texts which fall under the group of the Culika-sutras. Under the term Culika one understands those works which deal with, and describe in extensor those aspects or sections of the Jain canons which could not be treated comprehensively in the main canonical literature and are either referred to en passant or treated only in a deficient manner. Culika-sutras thus form a kind of "extensive appendices" to the related Agamic works.

The Nandisutram deals extensively with the epistemo logy of the Jain philosophy - the various kinds of knowledge, the sources of acquiring them and the means to check their validity, etc. It also sheds light on the various types of masters and disciples as well as different ways of transmitting the knowledge from the teacher to the taught. Towards the end it also mentions the contents of a number of religio-philosophical works which delve into the different aspects of Jain philosophy and beliefs, especi ally the latter.

This book contains the Prakrit text with English translation, Introduction and three Appendices - Gatha Index, Classified Index of Proper Names, Glossary of Technical Terms, in addition to the Bibliography and Word Index.