Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Valabhi council added 12 upangas to Jaina texts.
2.Most of the early Jaina texts were written in Ardha-Magadhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
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: NCERT
