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Jinabhadra or Vachanacharya Jinabhadragani Kshamashramana was Jain ascetic author of Prakrit and Sanskrit texts.
Life
Jinabhadra (520-623 AD)Template:Sfn was a Svetambara Jain monk during sixth-seventh century CE.Template:Sfn Not much is known about his life but it seems that he traveled in western parts of India. He belonged to Nirvruttikula branch of Jainism and was head of several monks. He was at Vallabhi during the reign of Maitraka king Shiladitya I in 609 CE (Saka Samvat 531). He had knowledge of Jain canonical texts as well as the other philosophical systems prevalent in India.[1]
Works
He restored Mahanishitha, a canonical text, in Mathura. He wrote several Prakrit texts; Brihatsangrahani, Briharkshetrasamasa, Visheshanavati, Visheshavashyaka Bhashya, Dhyanashataka, Jitkalpa Sutra and its Bhashya. Sanskrit commentary on Visheshavashyaka remained unfinished.[1]
Jinabhadra elaborated the Debate with the Ganadharas, a work associated with the literature on Avasyakasutra which has achieved quasi autonomous status.Template:Sfn According to this text, the learned Brahmin Gautama summoned the gods to a great sacrifice but instead they flew off to hear Mahāvīra preaching at his second samavasarana near by.Template:Sfn In fury, Gautama confronted Mahavira in debate, as did ten other brahmins in succession, with the fordmaker converting them all by a demonstration, underpinned by his claim to omniscience.Template:Sfn
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References
- The Jains. Routledge(2002).
- Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography. Abhinav Publications(1987).
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