Jain languages

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Most Jain literature was written using one of the following languages:

• Sauraseni
• Ardha-Magadhi
• Prakrit (Agamas, Agama-Tulya, Siddhanta texts, etc).
• Sanskrit
• Apabhramsha

The "Aabhidhan Rajendra Kosh" written by Acharya Rajendrasuri, is only one available Jain encyclopedia to understand the Jain Prakrit, Sanskrit, Ardha-Magadhi and other Jain languages words.