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Devasena (Jain monk)

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Devasena
Personal
ReligionJainism
Era11th century CE
SectDigambara
Notable work(s)Bhavasangraha, Darsanasara

Devasena was a Jain monk of the 11th century CE belonging to Mula Sangha. He wrote Bhavasangraha and Darsanasara.[1][2] Devasena also wrote Ālāpa Paddhati ("The Ways of Verbal Expression"), which was translated into English by Vijay K. Jain in 2024.[3]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Wiley 2009, p. 82.
  2. ^ Jaini 2000, p. 29.
  3. ^ Jain 2024.

Sources

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  • Jaini, Padmanabh S., ed. (2000), Collected Papers On Jaina Studies (First ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1691-9
  • Wiley, Kristi L. (2009) [1949], The A to Z of Jainism, vol. 38, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-8108-6337-8
  • Jain, Vijay K. (2024). Ācārya Devasena's Ālāpa Paddhati – The Ways of Verbal Expression श्रीमदाचार्य देवसेन विरचित आलाप पद्धति. Dehradun: Vikalp Printers. ISBN 978-93-340-4626-7.

Further reading

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  • Devasena. Darśanasāra, ed. A. N. Upadhye, Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Institute 15 (1935):198–206.