The canon, in full

Jain scripture is transmitted differently by its two major traditions — the Śvetāmbara Āgamas and the Digambara canon — alongside texts both sects accept.

2. The Digambara Canon

षट्खण्डागम — the six-part scripture

The Digambara tradition does not accept the Śvetāmbara Āgamas as authentic; its earliest surviving canonical works are the Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama and the Kaṣāyaprābhṛta.

3. The Tattvārthasūtra

तत्त्वार्थसूत्र — accepted by both traditions

Umāsvāti's systematic summary of Jain philosophy, uniquely accepted as authoritative by both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara traditions.

4. The Kalpa Sūtra

कल्पसूत्र — lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras

Biographical accounts of the Jain Tīrthaṅkaras, especially Mahāvīra and Pārśvanātha — central to the annual Paryuṣaṇa festival readings.

This page is deliberately structured, not exhaustive — regional Prakrit commentarial literature is a natural next addition.