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The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the _____.

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Fourteen Purvas

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Twelve Upangas

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Twelve Angas

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Fourteen Uparvas

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The correct option is C Twelve Angas
Angas are also known as "Agamas". The canonical text of Jainism is known as Agamas. Agamas contain those lectures which were given by Tirthankara after getting Kevalayajana. Out of these twelve Angas 12th Anga have been destroyed completely. Earlier versions of Jain Agamas were written in Ardhamagadhi Prakrit language but later on, different languages were used for writing agamas.

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