Is jain ramayan fake
In Jainism, Jain Ramayan is not fake.
It is a separate, authentic Jain version of the Ramayan story, told according to Jain principles and Jain cosmology.
Key points:
- Jain scriptures like Paumachariya (Paumacariu) of Acharya Vimalasuri, Padmapurana of Acharya Ravisena (Digambar), and Trishashti Shalaka Purush Charitra of Acharya Hemachandra (Shwetambar) contain the Jain Ramayan.
- In Jain Ramayan:
Different from Hindu Ramayan, but not fake – it is simply the Jain dharmic telling of the same characters and era, preserved by both Digambar and Shwetambar traditions with some small differences in details.