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reason tu disbelieve the Jain tradition which says that Mahavira himself taught the Purvas to his immediate disciples the Ganadharas, who in their turn composed the Angas. The very name Purvas (earlier) shows that they were composed before the Angas.
Thus we have not only refuted Dr. Bhandarkar's argument for the late origin of the Jains, based on their literatures but by tracing the Jain sacred literature to its source, we have, we think, once for all shown the authenticity of the Jain sacred books.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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