WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonical Jain Agamas, which are written in Ardhamagadhi, a Prakrit (Middle-Indo Aryan) language. Various commentaries were written on these canonical texts by later Jain monks. Later works were also written in other languages, like Sanskrit and Maharashtri Prakrit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jain Scriptures Unlike the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, written in Sanskrit, most of the scriptures of Jainism were written in different dialectal variants of Prakrit, a vernacular language derived from Sanskrit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhist literature is written in Pali language.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jains referred to these as the 12 Angas. They are written in Prakrit. These are the most important aspects of the Jain religion.