RELIGIONS
JAINISM
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Question
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Name the literature of Jainism.
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Gita
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Dhamapad
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Purvas and Anga
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Upanishad
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Practically all the known texts in the Apabhramsha language are Jain works. The oldest Jain literature is in Shauraseni and the Jain Prakrit (the Jain Agamas, Agama-Tulya, the Siddhanta texts, etc.). Many classical texts are in Sanskrit (Tattvartha Sutra, Puranas, Kosh, Sravakacara, mathematics, Nighantus etc.).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Angas are the 45 sacred Jain texts based on the tirthankara’s discourse.
Detailed explanation-3: -Acharanga Sutra is the first of the eleven (or 12) Anga Agamas. It is the first text that was studied by the Jain monks.
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