Read the statements and identify the correct options related to Jainism.
A. Uttaradhyayana Sutta contains teachings of Mahavira.
B. Dipavamsa is the 'Chronicle of the Island', a Jaina text.
C. Abhidhamma Pitaka contains the monastic order of Jain tradition.
D. Ancient Jain literary works are found in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil languages.
E. Tipitaka contains different texts of Jaina tradition.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, D only
A. Uttaradhyayana Sutta contains teachings of Mahavira. Correct. The teachings of Mahavira were recorded by his disciples, often as stories; the Prakrit text known as the Uttaradhyayana Sutta is one example, telling how queen Kamalavati tried to persuade her husband to renounce the world.
B. Dipavamsa is the ‘Chronicle of the Island’, a Jaina text. Incorrect. The Dipavamsa, literally the chronicle of the island, is a Buddhist text. It was written as Buddhism travelled to Sri Lanka and contains a regional history of Buddhism.
C. Abhidhamma Pitaka contains the monastic order of Jain tradition. Incorrect. The Abhidhamma Pitaka is a Buddhist text that dealt with philosophical matters. The rules and regulations for those who joined the sangha, the Buddhist monastic order, were in the Vinaya Pitaka.
D. Ancient Jain literary works are found in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Tamil languages. Correct. Jaina scholars produced a wealth of literature in a variety of languages – Prakrit, Sanskrit and Tamil.
E. Tipitaka contains different texts of Jaina tradition. Incorrect. The Tipitaka (“three baskets”) was the compilation of the Buddha’s teachings made by his disciples at a council of senior monks at Vesali; it holds Buddhist texts, not Jaina ones.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 The spread of Jainism … 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.…”
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