RELIGIONS
JAINISM
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Question
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Aparigraha
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Acharya
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Ardha-magadhi prakrit
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mahavir spoke Ardhamagadhi, which was the language of the native people, to help people understand better. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -The teachings of Mahavira were in the Prakrit language and that of the Gautama Buddha in Pali. They chose the language spoken by common people in order to reach them easily without the help of a translator.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddha spread his teachings through Pali, a language spoken by ordinary people. The Jatakas were also written in Pali.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.