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Arga texts, dated 1127 A. D., are more significant. The finest Jaina miniatures (palm-leaf and paper) belong to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Most of these paintings are relating to the Kalpasūtra and the Kalakācāryakatha. The history of the Jaina art of painting comes down to modern times, particularly in the specimens of illustrated scrolls of invitation (vijñaptipatras) sent to Jaina preceptors by the Jaina community of a town or village requesting them to come and visit their place or to spend the next rainy season there. The earliest known specimen belongs to the 17th century A. D. Paintings on cloth are available in the form of pațas. The earliest known pata belongs to 1354 A. D.
