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Q32
(IAS/1996)
History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Jain doctrine and sects
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Which one of the following is not a part of early Jaina literature ?
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Explanation
Therigatha is a collection of short verses attributed to early Buddhist women disciples (theris) and forms part of the Theravada Buddhist canon, not Jain literature [1]. By contrast, the Acaranga (Acharanga) Sutra, Sutrakritanga and the Brihat Kalpa/Kalpasutra are all recognised works within the Jain tradition — early Jaina canonical or sectarian texts dealing with monastic conduct, doctrine and ritual . Therefore Therigatha (option 1) is not part of early Jaina literature, while the other three options belong to the corpus of early Jain texts.
Sources
- [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 3: Rise of Territorial Kingdoms and New Religious Sects > The Starving Tigress: A Jataka Tale > p. 43
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