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LITERATURE
vinirpaya etc. Some of his valuable commentaries are on the Aştasahasrl,, Sastravärttásamuccaya, Syədvădamañjari, Yogavimśika, Yogasūtra, Karmapraksti and Kavyaprakaśa. He composed some works in Gujarati, too.
It is clear from this brief introduction to Jaina literature that there is hardly any subject on which the Jaina authors have not been able to write. They have made valuable contributions to the entire range of Indian literature. They have produced religious and philosophical treatises, they have composed dramas and novels, they have written epics and hymns. They have composed a number of works on grammar, lexicography, poetics, metrics, logic, mathematics, astrology, astronomy, polity etc. Thus, they occupy an important position in the history of Indian literature. Their contribution is in no way less significant than that of the non-Jaina authors. Besides Prakrit, Sanskrit and Apabhramśa, they have produced valuable works in modern Indian languages, too.
