Q. Identify the incorrect statement on the contributions of Jainism:
(1) The early Jainas adopted Prakrit to preach their doctrines.
(2) Their religious literature was written in Ardhamagadhi.
(3) The early Jainas discarded Sanskrit language.
(4) They never used Apabhramsa for the earliest important works of Jainism.
Answer: 4
Jainism gradually spread to western India where the Brahmanical religion was weak. Jainas adopted the Prakrit language of the masses to preach their doctrines and discarded the Sanskrit language which was patronized by the Brahmanas.
Their religious literature was written in Ardhamagadhi, and texts were finally compiled in the sixth century A.D. in Gujarat at a place called Valabhi, a great center of education.
The early Jainas discarded Sanskrit language mainly patronized by the Brahmins.
The Jainas are credited for writing some of the earliest significant works in Apabhramsha as well as the language’s first grammar.
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