Jain languages

Jain languages

Most Jain literature was written using one of the following languages:

*Sauraseni
*Ardha-Magadhi
*Prakrit (Agamas, Agama-Tulya, Siddhanta texts, etc).
*Sanskrit
*Apabhramsha

The "Aabhidhan Rajendra Kosh" written by Acharya Rajendrasuri, is only one available Jain encyclopedia to understand the Jain Prakrit, Sanskrit, Ardha-Magadhi and other Jain languages words.


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