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unusual facts about Jain Prakrit



Magadhi Prakrit

Ardhamagadhi differs from later Magadhi Prakrit on similar points as Pāli.

Theravada Buddhist tradition has long held that the Pāli language was synonymous with the ancient Magadha language; and indeed, there are many remarkable analogies between Pāli and an old form of Magadhi Prakrit known as Ardhamagadhi ("Half Magadhi"), which is preserved in ancient Jain texts.


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