History & Civics
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"These twelve compilations are therefore called the twelve Angas and are collectively known as Dwadashangi. The foremost of these Angas is the Aacharang Sutra. Other well known Angas are Sutrakritang, Samavayang, Sthanang, and Vyakhya Pragnapti which is more popularly known as Bhagavati Sutra."
(Source: https://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/35227)
(a) What are the Angas? Where and when were they compiled?
(b) What does the Aacharang Sutra deal with?
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