The scriptural texts of different religions are written in different languages. Later on the Jain scriptures were written in Sanskrit and the other languages. Both contain the Jain principles and practices, though the primary texts are the most important ones. The secondary texts are also imprortant. Traditionally it is said to contain the last sermons of Lord Mahavira.
Many scholars presume that the current text seems to be a composite work of various dates.
However, it is one of the earliest texts equivalent to the primary texts. This text has various ways of narrating the Jain principles. They have been illustrated through the parables, the anecdotes, the episodes and the historical stories. It contains 36 chapters. Nearly, a third have the historical stories and the episodes.