Q.

A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is -

A. Prabandhas
B. Angas
C. Nibandhas
D. Charits
Answer» B. Angas
Explanation: 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 Ardha-Magadhi Prakrit and Sauraseni. The canon also in cludes 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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