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Select the correct language in which Jain and Buddhist literature were written?

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Prakrit

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Pali

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Sanskrit

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Both A & B

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The correct option is D Both A & B
Answer - (D) Both (A) & (B)
Jain works of literature were written in Prakrit language and Buddhist literatures were written in Pali language.

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