History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET July 2018 History
The earliest of the Jain Kalpasutra paintings belong to which of the following regions?
AMalwa and Gujarat
BMalwa and Jaunpur ✓ Correct
CGujarat and Mewar
DJaunpur and Gujarat
Correct answer: (B) Malwa and Jaunpur — The earliest Kalpasutra paintings belong to Malwa and Jaunpur, so the answer is Malwa and Jaunpur.
Explanation
★The earliest Kalpasutra paintings belong to Malwa and Jaunpur, so the answer is Malwa and Jaunpur.
★The Kalpasutra is a Jain text containing the biographies of the Tirthankaras.
★It deals notably with Parshvanatha and Mahavira.
★It is traditionally ascribed to Bhadrabahu of about the fourth century B.C.
★Its illustrated manuscripts are an important branch of western Indian painting.
★Its earliest paintings are associated with the regions of Malwa and Jaunpur.
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