When was paper introduced as a medium for Jain paintings?

1) 5th century BCE
2) 8th century CE
3) 14th century
4) 16th century

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Answer: 14th century
Paper was introduced as a medium for Jain paintings in the fourteenth century.

Early Jain paintings were traditionally done on palm leaves before paper was introduced in the fourteenth century and the earliest surviving palm leaf manuscript from the western part of India dates back to the eleventh century. The palm leaves were adequately treated before painting and the writing was etched upon the leaves with a sharp calligraphic device. Owing to the narrow and small space on palm leaves, painting, initially, was largely confined to patlis that were liberally painted in bright colours with images of gods and goddesses, and incidents from the lives of Jain acharyas.