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[[File:Acharya KundaKunda.jpg|thumb|Idol of [[Kundakunda]], the most revered [[Digambara]] acharya]]<br />
[[File:Acharya5.jpg|thumb|Vidyasagar (Jain monk)|alt=Vidyasagar]]<br />
[[File:Varnimuralkatni.jpg|thumb|A mural depicting Ganeshprasad Varni]]<br />
This is a '''list of the ascetics belonging to the [[Digambara]] sect of [[Jainism]]'''. These ascetics are known for their contributions to [[Jain philosophy]] and Jainism in general. According to Digambar jain history there are about three less than ten million jain ascetics till this date that have achieved [[Moksha (Jainism)|Moksha.]]<br />
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== Before the Common Era ==<br />
* [[Indrabhuti Gautama]]<br />
* [[Bhadrabahu]], c. 4th century BCE. Last acharya of undivided Jain sangha.<br />
* [[Kundakunda]]- 1st century BCE{{sfn|Jain|2012|p=v}}<br />
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== Common Era - Acharya ==<br />
* [[Acharya Samantabhadra]]<br />
* [[Akalanka]], c. 8th century CE., known for his works on Jain logic.<br />
* [[Aryanandi]], 20th century<br />
* [[Bhutabali]]<br />
* [[Pushpadanta (Jain monk)]]<br />
* [[Aparajita (Jain monk)]]<br />
* [[Ganeshprasad Varni]], 1874–1961 CE. Founder of many Jain Institutions.<br />
* [[Ilango Adigal]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lal|first=Mohan|title=The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Volume five: Sasay to Zorgot)|year=2006|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=8126012218|pages=4098}}</ref><br />
* Jambu Swami<ref>{{cite book|last=Hemachandra|first=Acharya|title=The Lives of the Jain Elders|year=1998|publisher=Oxford World's Classics|editor=R.C.C. Fynes}}</ref><br />
* [[Jinaratna]]<br />
* [[Jinasena]], Digambara, preceptor of the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta rulers]], 800–880 CE.<br />
* [[Jinendra Varni]]<br />
* [[Gyansagar|Acharya Gyansagar]]<br />
* [[Kumudendu Muni|Kumudendu]]<br />
* [[Manatunga]] composer of [[Bhaktamara Stotra]]<br />
* [[Nemichandra]]<br />
* [[Prabhācandra]]<br />
* [[Gyansagar (Chani)|Gyansagar]]<br />
* [[Pujyapada]]<br />
* [[Shantisagar]], Digambara, 1872–1955<br />
* [[Siddhasena Divakara]], 5th century CE<br />
* [[Sudharmaswami]]<br />
* [[Umaswati]]<br />
* Acharya [[Vidyananda]]<br />
* Aryika Shri [[Gyanmati Mataji]] <br />
* [[Vidyasagar (Jain monk)|Acharya Vidyasagar]], Born 1946<br />
* [[Virasena]], 790–825 CE<br />
* Acharya Vardhmansagar, Born 1950<br />
* [[Acharya_Vishuddhasagar_Ji|Acharya Vishudhha Sagar Ji Maharaj]], Born 1971<br />
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== Common Era - Muni ==<br />
*[[Tarunsagar]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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== References ==<br />
*{{citation<br />
|last=Jain<br />
|first=Vijay K.<br />
|title=Acharya Kundkund's Samayasara<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwPT79iyRHMC<br />
|year=2012<br />
|publisher=Vikalp Printers<br />
|isbn=978-81-903639-3-8}}<br />
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