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Jain literature

Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonical Jain Agamas, which are written in Ardhamagadhi, a Prakrit (Middle Indo-Aryan) language. Various commentaries were written on…

Digambara Canon (The Siddhanta), Post-Canonical literature & Languages

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The Great Schism and the Divergence of Canons

Śvetāmbara Canon (The Agamas)

Digambara Canon (The Siddhanta)

Post-Canonical literature

Languages

Manuscript Heritage and Preservation

Influence on Indian literature

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Jain texts

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Jain literature

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Jain literature

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related to Influence on Indian literature · 33
Jain literature → Aintiram, BCE, CE, Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, Digambara Jain, Dundas, For, Hindus, Jain, Jainism, Jains, Kanti, Kerala, Notably, Nālaṭiyār, Parts, Prakrit, Sangam, Sanskrit, Silappatikaram
related to Languages · 21
Jain literature → Ardhamagadhi Prakrit, Dhundari, Digambaras, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Jain, Jain Prakrit, Jains, Kannada, Magadhi Prakrit, Maharashtri Prakrit, Malayalam, Marathi, Marwari, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, The
related to External links · 17
Jain literature → Archived, Clay Sanskrit Library Archived, February, Jain Agams, Jain Literature Search EngineJain, Jain LiteratureJain Quantum, Jainism, JainWorld, July, October, Online, Retrieved, Sacred, Shastras, The British Library, Wayback Machine, Wisdom LibraryJain
related to Mathematics and Cosmology · 2
Jain literature → CE, Jain

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jain ed century texts sanskrit ce literature works prakrit jainism tamil also written commentary muni bombay isbn jaina work śvetāmbara

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Jain versions of the Rāmāyaṇainstance ofcategory contains various works0.80text
the Cīvaka Cintāmaṇiinstance ofTamil Jain texts0.80text
Nālaṭiyār are credited to Digambara Jain authorsinstance ofTamil Jain texts0.80text
Jain literaturerelated to External linksJainism0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksWisdom LibraryJain0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksOnline0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksJain LiteratureJain Quantum0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksJain Literature Search EngineJain0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksShastras0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksJain Agams0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksJainWorld0.60section
Jain literaturerelated to External linksArchived0.60section

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