History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Which one of these is NOT a Jain text?
ANisitha Sutra
BTattvarthadhigama Sutra
CAbhidhana Chintamani
DYamaka ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Yamaka — The Yamaka is not a Jain text, so the answer is the Yamaka.
Explanation
★The Yamaka is not a Jain text, so the answer is the Yamaka.
★The Yamaka is a sutra of Buddhism, part of the Abhidhamma Pitaka, not a Jain text.
★The Abhidhana Chintamani is a vocabulary of Jain doctrines composed by Hemachandra.
★The Tattvarthadhigama Sutra is an ancient Jain text composed by Acharya Umaswami.
★It is considered the first Jain text in Sanskrit.
★So the text that is not Jain is the Yamaka.
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