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प्रश्न
Where was the first Jain Council held to codify the Jaina canon?
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Kanchipuram
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Sources and Literature of Jainism
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In which language was Agama sutras written?
______ was the last and the 24th Tirthankara.
Who are Tirthankaras?
The ______ has a great amount of Jain influence.
______ a Tamil epic poem, is composed in Sangam literature
Another scholarly work in Tamil, ______ is also attributed to a Jain monk.
Match the following:
| A | B | ||
| 1. | Agama Sutras | a. | Both Male and Female Attendants |
| 2. | Jain Temple | b. | Visuddhimagga |
| 3. | Yakshas and yakshis | c. | karma, transmigration of the soul |
| 4. | Buddhagosha | d. | books of the Jain |
| 5. | Ajivika Philosophy | e. | Tiruparuttikunram |
Explain briefly, about Jain Literature.
Assertion (A): A major split occurred in Jainism in the 1st century B.C. into two sects.
Reason (R): Both the sects acknowledge the Agama Sutras to be their early literature, but differed with their content and interpretation.
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,
