With reference to Indian history, consider the following texts:NettipakaranaParishishtaparvanAvadana

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With reference to Indian history, consider the following texts:NettipakaranaParishishtaparvanAvadanashatakaTrishashtilakshana MahapuranaWhich of the above are Jaina texts?

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The Nettipakarana (Pali: -pakaraṇa, also called Nettippakarana or just Netti) is a Buddhist scripture. Nettipakarana is a guide to help those who already understand the teaching present it to others. The Netti methods were taught by the Buddha's disciple Kaccana (also Katyayana or Kaccayana).The Avadana texts: The emergence of the Avadana may have been compiled between the second century A.D to the 11th century A.D. The earlier products of Avadana texts like Avadana-sataka, Divyavadana etc., which are of Hinayanic character, and the later Avadanas like Suvarnavarnavadana, Kalpadrumavadanamala, Vratavadanamala are earmarked as Mahayanic in character. Avadanas are non-canonical Buddhist texts about previous lives and karma, examples include Divyavadana (4th century) and Avadanashataka (2nd century) written in Sanskrit. They deal with stories and tales related to Buddha.The Parishishtaparvan, also known as the Sthaviravalicharitra, is a 12th-century Sanskrit mahakavya by Hemachandra which details the histories of the earliest Jain teachers.Mahapurana or Trishashthilkshana Mahapurana is a major Jain text composed largely by Acharya Jinasena during the rule of the Rashtrakuta ruler Amoghavarsha and completed by his pupil Gunabhadra in the 9th century CE. Mahapurana consists of two parts. The first part is Ādi purāṇa written by Acharya Jinasena. The second part is Uttarapurana, which is the section composed by Gunabhadra.Hence option (b) is the correct answer.Source Attribution: A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century - Upinder Singh