The Agam Sutras are 12 scriptures written or recorded from the Jain Tirthankars, mainly the twenty fourth, Mahavira. 11 of them have supposedly survived. It is believed that Shri Gautam Swami composed the twelve Agam Sutras based on the three great mantras he heart from Lord Mahavira which describe the entire universe and the universal cosmos. The 24 Jinas carved on a rock in Ginjee, Tamilnadu In Jainism, a Tirthankar (Fordmaker) (also Tirthankara or Jina) is a human who by adopting asceticism achieves enlightenment (perfect knowledge), thus becoming a Jina (one who has conquered his inner enemies - anger, pride, deceit, desire etc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...