List of Jain monks

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Idol of Kundakunda, the most revered Digambara acharya
Vidyasagar
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

Śvētāmbara ascetics[edit]

Other[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Jain 2012, p. v.
  2. ^ Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Volume five: Sasay to Zorgot). Sahitya Akademi. p. 4098. ISBN 8126012218.
  3. ^ Hemachandra, Acharya (1998). R.C.C. Fynes (ed.). The Lives of the Jain Elders. Oxford World's Classics.
  4. ^ A History of Kannada Literature. Asian Educational Services, India. 1982. p. 44. ISBN 81-206-0063-0.
  5. ^ Great Thinkers of the Eastern World (1995), I.P.McGreal (ed.), Harper Collins, New York.

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