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प्रश्न
Where was the first Jain Council held to codify the Jaina canon?
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Sources and Literature of Jainism
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संबंधित प्रश्न
______ was the last and the 24th Tirthankara.
Both the Digambaras and the Swetambaras generally acknowledge the ______ to be their early literature.
Why did the Jain monks decide to document the Jain literature known to them?
Write a short note on Agama Sutras.
The ______ has a great amount of Jain influence.
Mahavira's preaching was orally transmitted by his ______ over the course of about one thousand years.
Find out the correct statement/s
- Agama sutras have been written in the Ardha – Magadhi Prakrit language.
- Jivaka Chinthamani, a Tamil epic poem is composed is the Tradition of sangam literature by Thiruthakkathevar.
3. The Archaeological survey of Tamilnadu took over the Sittanavasal caves.
4. Tirumala Jain temple located in vellore District.
Explain briefly, about Jain Literature.
Match the following:
| 1. | Maha Bhasya | a. | instructions manuals |
| 2. | Angas | b. | rules of conduct for the monks |
| 3. | Upangas | c. | great commentary |
| 4. | Chedas | d. | basic doctrine of Jainism |
| 5. | Mulas | e. | scriptures for Swetambaras |
Find out the correct statement/s
- The 12th Agama Sutra is said to have been lost.
- Naladiyar is attributed to a Buddhist monk
- Vajrabodhi was a Buddhist monk skilled in tantric rituals.
- Emperor Asoka and his grandson Dasaratha patronised Jainism,
