RELIGIONS
JAINISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pali
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Prakrit
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Sanskrit
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mahavira used the Prakrit language to teach his followers. The ordinary people could understand his teachings because they used Prakrit as well.
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: -Mahavir preached that right faith (samyak darshana), right knowledge (samyak jnana), and right conduct (samyak charitra) together is the real path to attain the liberation from karmic matter of one’s self. Jains hold these vows at the center of their lives.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Pali. Gautama Buddha used the Pali language in his lecture and his education.