The canonical scriptures of Śvetāmbara Jains are called Āgama or Siddhānta.
According to different classifications the canon is composed of 45 to 50 texts which divide into five categories:
- Aṅga
- Uvaṅga (Sanskrit: Upāṅga)
- Paiṇṇa (Sanskrit: Prakīrṇa)
- Cheyasutta (Sanskrit: Chedasūtra)
- Mūlasutta (Sanskrit: Mūlasūtra)
The main section are the 12 Aṅga ("limbs") in which each Aṅga is associated with an Uvaṅga (Sanskrit: Upāṅga). The 12th Aṅga (Diṭṭhivāya) is presumably incomplete since it contains the fragmentary bequeathed teachings of Mahāvīra which were originally composed of 14 Puvvas ("ancient, primal" [text]).
The canon is usually not recognized by the Digambara Jains.
Read:- Jain Agam Literature [Pravin K. Shah]