\u2713The non-canonical Jaina works are partly in Prakrit dialects, especially Maharashtri, and partly in Sanskrit, which started being used in the early centuries CE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Commentaries on the canonical works include the Nijjuttis (Niryuktis), Bhashyas, and Churnis in Maharashtri and Prakrit; the early medieval Tikas, Vrittis, and Avachurnis are in Sanskrit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The genealogical lists in the Jaina Pattavalis and the Theravalis contain very precise chronological details about the Jaina saints, but they sometimes contradict each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The Jaina Puranas (the Shvetambaras call them Charitas) are hagiographies of the Jaina saints known as tirthankaras, but they contain other material as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The Adi Purana (9th century) narrates the life of the first tirthankara Rishabha, also known as Adinatha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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