Which Jain text contains a list of sixteen Mahajanapadas, the great states of early India?
The Jain Bhagavati Sutra contains a list of sixteen great states. It is a Jain textual list of the Mahajanapadas.
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Which Jain text contains a list of sixteen Mahajanapadas, the great states of early India?
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The Jain Bhagavati Sutra contains a list of sixteen great states. It is a Jain textual list of the Mahajanapadas.
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Option A
The traditional attribution of this list is to the Bhagavati Sutra.
Option B
The Bhagavati Sutra is the Jain source associated with a list of sixteen great states.
Option C
The list in question is attributed to the Bhagavati Sutra.
Option D
Vaivahik Sutra is not the text cited for this list of great states.
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