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Which of the following is true about Jainism?
1. Arya Sudharman was the only Gandhara, who survived Mahavira.
2. During the reign of Dhana Nanda, the last ruler of Magadha, Sambhutavijaya headed the Jain Church.
3. The book Kalpasutra was written by Bhadrabahu who was a contemporary of Chandragupta Maurya.
4. The first Jain Council was presided over by Devardhi Kshemashramana.

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Which of the following are true about Jainism?

1. Jain monks did not indulge in metaphysics discussions.

2. Mahavira followed a liberal policy towards women.

3. Jainism did not encourage agriculture.

4. Jainism used Prakrit to propagate teaching as it was the language of the common people.

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Assertion (A) Jainism made the first serious attempt to mitigate the evils of the Varna order and the ritualistic Vedic religion.

Reason (R) They discarded Sanskrit language and adopted Prakrit language to preach their doctrine.

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