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  1. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
    1. Prabandhas
    2. Angas
    3. Nibandhas
    4. Charits
Correct Option: B

The sacred books of the Jains are collectively called agama. Comprising fifty separate works which differ in small matters, the texts are written mainly in ArdhaMagadhi Prakrit and Sauraseni. The canon also includes 14 ‘Purva’ or ‘earlier’ works attributed in part to Mahavira and number of anga sections composed by Mahavira’s disciples, besides various other books of rules.



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