WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In addition, the Jains used Prakrit for religious literature, including commentaries on the Jain canonical literature, stories about Jain figures, moral stories, hymns and expositions of Jain doctrine. Prakrit is also the language of some Shaiva tantras and Vaishnava hymns.

Detailed explanation-2: -From the 12th century, various regional languages emerged in North India: variants of Gujarati and Hindi, the two languages predominantly used by the Jains, were also resorted to by new commentators. Today modern forms of these languages are used by Jain religious teachers both in their writings and preaching.

Detailed explanation-3: -Magadhi Prakrit: this was also a vernacular Middle Indo-Aryan language usually spoken in the north-east side of ancient India [present-day Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and eastern Uttar Pradesh]. It was a commoner’s language in the Magadha empire.