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What are the names of the holy book of Jainism?

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Jain Agamas - Wikipedia Copying An expert from wikipedia below for your reference Agamas are texts of Jainism based on the discourses of the tirthankara. Agamas exist in Hinduism as well. 'Agama' is a Sanskrit word. read more

A: The holy book of Jainism is a collection of texts known as Agam Literature or the Agam Sutras. Jains see these texts, which are the transcriptions of Lord Mahavir's sermons, as sacred documents. read more

Jainism is an ancient religion, which was there since ever and will remain ever. As someone has mentioned, jainism has 5 pillars : satya, ahinsa,achourya,bramhacharya,aprigraha. Mainly focuses on Ahinsa. There are no specific one holy book in jainism. There are 32 agams (some says 45) of jainism. read more

Holy Book- Sacred Writings of Jainism Jain literature The oldest Jain literature is in Shauraseni and Ardha-Magadhi Prakrit (Agamas, Agama-tulya, Siddhanta texts, etc). Many classical texts are in Sanskrit (Tatvartha Sutra, Puranas, Koshas, Shravakacharas, Mathematics, Nighantus etc). read more

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