Shyama (Jain monk)
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Born | c. 247 BC |
Died | c. 151 BC |
Religion | Jainism |
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Shyamacharya or Kalakacharya I (c.247 BC - 151 BC) was a Jain monk.
Life
[edit]Shyamacharya or Kalakacharya I lived from c. 247 BC to 151 BC. He composed Prajnapaana Sutra, an encyclopaedia of Jain tenets.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Natubhai Shah 2004, p. 47.
Sources
[edit]- Shah, Natubhai (2004) [First published in 1998], Jainism: The World of Conquerors, vol. I, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1938-1
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