Which of the following language was NOT used by Jaina scholars to compose Jain literature? |
Saursheni Prakrit Sanskrit Tamil |
Saursheni |
The correct answer is Option (1) → Saursheni Gradually, Jainism spread to many parts of India. Like the Buddhists, Jaina scholars produced a wealth of literature in a variety of languages – Prakrit, Sanskrit and Tamil. For centuries, manuscripts of these texts were carefully preserved in libraries attached to temples. Some of the earliest stone sculptures associated with religious traditions were produced by devotees of the Jaina tirthankaras, and have been recovered from several sites throughout the subcontinent |