Idol of Kundakunda , the most revered Digambara acharya Idol of Devardhi Ksamashramana at vallabhi tirth, the most revered Śvetāmbara acharya Vidyasagar (Jain monk) This is a list of Jain ascetics . The list include the names of ascetics who are known for their contributions to Jain philosophy and Jainism in general.
Digambara ascetics [ edit ] Image of Acharya Amritchandra , author of the Jain text, Puruşārthasiddhyupāya Acharya Gyansagar Acharya Samantabhadra - Author of The Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra , Āpta-mīmāṁsā, SvayambhustotraAkalanka , c. 8th century CE. Digambara acharya known for his works on Jain logic.Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti - Author of Gommatsāra Yativṛṣabha - Author of Tiloya Panatti Prabhācandra Virasena , Digambara, 790–825 CEPujyapada Aparajita Aryanandi , 20th century Digambara acharyaVidyasagar , Digambara, Born 1946Ganeshprasad Varni , 1874–1961 CE. Digambara. Founder of many Jain Institutions.Ilango Adigal [2] Jambu Swami[3] Jambuvijaya Jinaratna Jinasena , Digambara, preceptor of the Rashtrakuta rulers , 800–880 CE.Jinendra Varni Gyansagar Kumudendu Manatunga composer of Bhaktamara Stotra Shantisagar , Digambara, 1872–1955Acharya Deshbhushan - Jain Acharya of the 20th centuryAcharya Vidyananda - Acharya of the 20th CenturyTarunsagarji Acharya Viraag sagar Acharya Vishudh Sagar Adikavi Pampa - poet, one of the "three gems of Kannada literature ".Gyanmati Śvētāmbara ascetics [ edit ] Hemachandra Drawing of kalikālasarvajña Hemchandra based on Vikram Samvat 1294 palm leaf.
Idol of Mahamahopadhyay Yashovijaya ,a seventeenth-century Jain monk , a notable Indian philosopher ,logician and prominent author of Jain Scriptures Vimalsuri - a 3rd century Jain monk of the Śvetāmbara Murtipujaka sect. He is best known for his composition "Paumachariyam" , the earliest known Jain version of the Ramayana and the oldest work of literature written in Maharashtri Prakrit .[4] [5] Somadeva Suri Devardhi Ksamashramana -Mainly known for his notable contributions revolve around the preservation of Jain scriptures , especially at the second Jain councils of Vallabhi held in 453 AD.Siddhasena Divakara -a jain monk Śvetāmbara sect in the fifth century CE who wrote works on Jain philosophy and epistemology.[7] [8] Jain scriptures . Sanmatitarka (‘The Logic of the True Doctrine’) is the first major Jain work on logic written in Sanskrit .[9] Kalyan Mandir Stotra is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha .Hemachandra ,a 12th century (c. 1088 – c. 1172/1173 CE ) Indian Jain saint,One of the prominent authors of Jain Scriptures ,scholar, poet, mathematician, philosopher , yogi , grammarian ,[11] law theorist ,[12] [13] historian ,[14] lexicographer , rhetorician , logician , and prosodist .[15] kalikālasarvajña , "the knower of all knowledge in his times" and father of the Gujarati language .Vallabhsuri Mahopadhya Yasovijayaji -a seventeenth-century Jain philosopher-monk , was a notable Indian philosopher and logician. He was a thinker, prolific writer and commentator who had a strong and lasting influence on Jainism .[16] Ram Chandra Suri , Śvētāmbara, Samvat 1952–2047Anand Rishiji Maharaj Andayya [17] Haribhadra [18] Ranna - poet, one of the "three gems of Kannada literature ".Sri Ponna - poet, one of the "three gems of Kannada literature ". He was honoured by the title Kavichakravarthi for his prowess and domination of the Kannada literary circles at that time.Sthulabhadra Bhikshu , 1726–1803 CE. Creator of Terapanthi sect of Jainism.Vijayanandsuri - Guru of Acharya VallabsurijiHaribhadra , c. 7th century CE. Śvētāmbara .Hiravijaya ,(belonging to the Tapa Gaccha tradition of Svetambara Jains) who influenced the Mughal Emperor Akbar to give up eating meat .[19] Acharya Mahaprajna - Acharya of Terapanth sectKalapurnasuri Daulatsagarsuri (1920–2024) - a Jain ascetic, philosopher, and a revered saint. He was the head of the monastic order (Gacchadhipati ) of the "Sagar Samudaay" of the Tapa Gaccha . While he was alive, he was the preceptor of 900 monks and nuns. He was awarded the rarest of the rare and ancient title of "Shri Sangh Sthavir" based on his austerity, knowledge of the canonical scriptures of Jainism, and spiritual leadership, becoming the only second of the modern Jain ascetics to have achieved this feat.[20] Tulsi (Jain monk) Acharya Rajendrasuri - Acharya of the 20th centuryAcharya Mahasharman - 11th Acharya of Jain Swetamber Terapanth Community.Acharya Vijay Vallabh suri Acharya Vimalsagar - Acharya of the 20th century Acharya Sushil Kumarji Maharaj ^ Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Volume five: Sasay to Zorgot) . Sahitya Akademi. p. 4098. ISBN 8126012218 ^ Hemachandra, Acharya (1998). R.C.C. Fynes (ed.). The Lives of the Jain Elders . Oxford World's Classics. ^ Agrawal, Dr Mukta. Vaishivk Paridrashya Main Ram - Sahaitya ISBN 978-81-965928-2-0 ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ Jaina, Hīrālāla (2004). Contributions of Jaina Religion to Indian Culture ^ Isibhāsiyāiṃ suttāiṃ: R̥ṣibhaṣita sūtra ^ Qvarnström, Olle; Jainism and Early Buddhism: Essays in Honor of Padmanabh S. Jaini, page 154. ^ Datta, Amaresh (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1 ^ Flügel, Peter. "A Short History of Jaina Law" : 5. ^ "Hemachandra | Jaina author | Britannica" . www.britannica.com . Retrieved 7 February 2022 .^ Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9 ^ Datta, Amaresh (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1 ^ Dundas, Paul (2004) p.136 ^ A History of Kannada Literature . Asian Educational Services, India. 1982. p. 44. ISBN 81-206-0063-0 ^ Great Thinkers of the Eastern World (1995), I.P.McGreal (ed.), Harper Collins, New York. ^ Vashi, Ashish (23 November 2009). "Ahmedabad turned Akbar veggie" . The Times of India . Retrieved 23 November 2009 . ^ "Gacchadhipati Shri Daulatsagar Ji" . isjs-newsletter.in . Retrieved 23 April 2024 . References [ edit ] Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains London and New York : Routledge , ISBN 0-415-26605-X Jain, Vijay K. (2012), Acharya Kundkund's Samayasara ISBN 978-81-903639-3-8 Long, Jeffery D. (2009), Jainism: An Introduction I.B. Tauris , ISBN 978-1-84511-625-5
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