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    name some jain literature in prakrit

    6 months ago 105

    Here are some important Jain scriptures and texts composed in Prakrit (especially Ardhamāgadhī, Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī):

    1. Āgamas (Śvetāmbara Canon) – Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit

    - Ācārāṅga Sūtra - Sūtrakṛtāṅga Sūtra - Uttarādhyayana Sūtra - Daśavaikālika Sūtra - Sthānāṅga, Samavāyāṅga, Bhagavatī (Vyākhyāprajñapti), etc.

    1. Prakrit Narrative & Devotional Works

    - Paumacariya (Paumāchariu) of Ācārya Vimalasūri – Jain Rāmāyaṇa in Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit - Various Cheda-sūtras (rules for monks) – in Prakrit - Many early stutis and sūtras like Logassa, Jaya Viyarāya, etc. – in Ardhamāgadhī/other Prakrit forms

    1. Digambara Prakrit Texts (early layers or associated traditions)

    - Some early portions of Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama tradition and related texts preserve Prakrit forms (later largely transmitted with Sanskrit commentaries).

    In summary, most early Jain canonical literature, especially of the Śvetāmbara tradition, is in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit, with important narrative works like Paumacariya in other Prakrits such as Māhārāṣṭrī.

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