History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
'Paumacariyam' is the Jaina version of which of the following stories?
AMahabharata
BBuddhacharitam
CDasarathajatakam
DRamayana ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Ramayana — It is the Jaina version of the Ramayana, so the answer is the Ramayana.
Explanation
★It is the Jaina version of the Ramayana, so the answer is the Ramayana.
★Paumacariyam is the Jaina version of the story of the Ramayana.
★It was composed by Vimalasuri in Prakrit.
★It is considered one of the earliest Jaina retellings of the Rama story.
★It presents the characters in keeping with Jaina values and removes supernatural elements.
★So Paumacariyam is the Jaina version of the Ramayana.
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