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Idol of Kundakunda , the most revered Digambara acharya Vidyasagar 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
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, 1872–1955Siddhasena Divakara , 5th century CEAcharya Deshbhushan - Jain Acharya of the 20th centuryAcharya Vidyananda - Acharya of the 20th Century
Adikavi Pampa - poet, one of the "three gems of Kannada literature ".Acharya Vardhmansagar Born 1950
Somadeva Suri Sushil Kumar Vallabhsuri Yasovijaya Rajendra , Śvētāmbara, 1827–1906Ram Chandra , Śvētāmbara, Samvat 1952–2047Acharya Vimalsagar - Jain Acharya of the 20th century
Anand Rishiji Maharaj Andayya [ 4] Haribhadra [ 5] Kanji Swami [ 6] [ 7] 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.Muni Tarunsagar - Jain monk
Sthulabhadra Bhikshu , 1726–1803 CE. Creator of Terapanthi sect of Jainism.Vijayanandsuri - Guru of Acharya VallabsurijiHaribhadra , c. 7th century CE. Śvētāmbara .Hemachandra , 1089–1172 CE. Śvētāmbara.Hiravijaya , Śvētāmbara; he was invited by Akbar , the Mughal emperorAcharya Mahaprajna - Acharya of Terapanth sectTulsi (Jain monk) Acharya Rajendrasuri - Jain Acharya of the 20th centuryAcharya Mahasharman - 11th Acharya of Jain Swetamber Terapanth Community.Acharya Vijay Vallabh suri
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^ 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. ^ 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.
^ "Kanji Swami" . Cs.colostate.edu. 28 November 1980. Retrieved 9 September 2012 .^ Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 By Phyllis G. Jestice, ABC-CLIO, 2004, p. 464.
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