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Who is the author of the Jain work Adipurana?

  1. Jinasena

  2. Ballalasena

  3. Hemachandra

  4. Amoghavarsha I
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Jinasena (c. 9th century CE) composed the Adipurana, one of the most important Jain Puranic texts, during the reign of Amoghavarsha I of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. It narrates the lives of the first 22 Tirthankaras and is a foundational work of Jain literature.

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