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.
Some early chapters contain the parables and the concepts of Jainism.
The variety of methods applied in the text makes the book highly illustrative and interesting. Its first English translation was published as early as in 1895. It is now available under the sacred books of the east vol. Let us now turn to the summary of the content of this important text. The book tells us that human life is rare and difficult to attain.