Consider the following statements regarding the Jaina canonical Angas finalized by the Pataliputra council:
1. The Acharanga Sutra functions as the primary code of monastic conduct, detailing the strict regulatory rules for daily life and penance for monks.
2. The Bhagavati Sutra or Vyakhyaprajnapti serves as an encyclopedic work addressing diverse metaphysical, ontological, and cosmological questions.

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Both statements are correct. The twelve Angas constitute the foundational scripture set. Acharanga Sutra is the oldest and deals with monastic discipline and the path of the Tirthankaras. The Bhagavati Sutra is massive in volume, structured as a series of questions and answers regarding cosmic structures, individual soul types, and existential categories.

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