Consider the following statements regarding the First Jaina Council convened at Pataliputra during the early phase of the Maurya empire:
1. It was presided over by Acharya Sthulabhadra and successfully compiled the twelve core texts known as the Angas to preserve Mahaviras teachings.
2. The followers who later crystallized into the Digambara sect rejected this compiled canon, claiming that the original sacred texts were completely lost during a severe regional famine.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct and verify the deep canonical cleavage inside Jainism. Following a major twelve-year famine in Magadha, Acharya Bhadrabahu led a section of monks south to Shravanabelagola. Meanwhile, Sthulabhadra stayed behind and institutionalized the Pataliputra council to record the Angas. When the southern monks returned, they refused to validate the white-clad Svetambara assembly configurations, cementing the official Digambara-Svetambara split.

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