A kind of Utkālika Śruta (a category of Āgamas (canonical works), which is allowed to be studied at all time barring the akāla prahara (i.e., the period in which the study of Āgamas is prohibited));
it contains in detail the description of the rules and regulations of Cāritra (ascetic conduct).
caraṇaṃcārittaṃ, tassa vihī caraṇavihī, sabhedo caraṇavihī vaṇṇijjati jattha ajjhayaṇe tamajjhayaṇaṃ caraṇavihī.
(Nandī 77 Cū p. 58)