With reference to Indian history, consider the following texts: 1. Nettipakarana 2. Parishishtaparvan 3. Avadanashataka 4. Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana Which of the above are Jaina texts?

With reference to Indian history, consider the following texts: 1. Nettipakarana 2. Parishishtaparvan 3. Avadanashataka 4. Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana Which of the above are Jaina texts? Correct Answer 2 and 4 only

The correct option is 2.

 Key Points

  • Nettipakaraṇa is related to Buddhism’s Pali Canon. Hence, option 1 is incorrect.
  • The Nettipakaraṇa is a mythological Buddhist scripture, sometimes included in the Khuddaka Nikaya of Theravada Buddhism's Pali Canon.
  • The main theme of this text is Buddhist Hermeneutics through a systematization of the Buddha's teachings. 
  • Parishishtaparvan was written by Hemachandra which describes the establishing Chandragupta’s connections with Jainism. Hence, option 2 is correct.
  • According to the Parishishtaparvan, Jayasimha spotted Hemachandra while passing through the streets of his capital.
  • The king was impressed with an impromptu verse uttered by the young monk
  • Acharya Hemachandra was an Indian Jain scholar, poet, mathematician, and polymath who wrote on grammar, philosophy, prosody, mathematics, and contemporary history.
  • Noted as a prodigy by his contemporaries, he gained the title kalikalasarvajna, "the knower of all knowledge in his times".
  • The Avadanashataka or “Century of Noble Deeds” is an anthology in Sanskrit which contains some collection of Buddhist narratives compiled from the second to fifth centuries CE. Hence, option 3 is incorrect.
  • Trishashthilkshana Mahapurana is a major Jain text composed largely by Acharya Jinasena during the rule of Rashtrakuta. Hence, option 4 is correct.

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