Q. Acharrangasutra, Sutrakritanga, and Kalpasutra are literary text related to which one of the following?

[A] Buddhism

[B] Jainism

[C] Hinduism

[D] None

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation:  

  • On the death of Bhadrabahu, Shulabhadra held a Great Council at Pataliputra, which compiled the Jaina canon.
  • It consisted of 12 angas (limbs). Another council was held in Valabhi, Gujarat, in the 5th century CE. It added 12 upangas (minor sections). The Jaina monks not only wrote
  • religious treatises but also promoted secular literature. Acharrangasutra, Sutrakritanga, and Kalpasutra are the earliest Jaina texts.
  • Most of the early Jaina texts were written in Ardha-Magadhi, the language of the common people.

Source: Tamil Nadu State Board Class 11

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