Gunabhadra (Jain monk)
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Digambara |
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| Predecessor | Jinasena |
| Successor | Lokasena |
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Guņabhadra (fl. ninth century CE) was a Digambara monk in India. He co-authored Mahapurana along with Jinasena. His lineage started with Chandrasena who initiated Aryanandi.[1] Aryanandi initiated Virasena and Jayasena.[1] Virasena initiated six disciples who were Dasharayguru, Jinasena, Vinayasena, Shripal, Padmasena and Devasena.[1] Dasharayguru and Jinasena initiated Gunabhadra who later initiated Lokasena.[1] Vinayasena initiated Kumarasena who started the Kashtha Sangha.[1]
Texts
Texts written by Guņabhadra include the Ātmānuśāsana ("Precept on the Soul"), which was translated into English by Vijay K. Jain in 2019.[2]
References
Citations
Sources
- Jain, Pannalal, ed. (1951), Mahapurana Adipurana of Bhagavata Jinasenacharya, Bharatiya Jnanapitha
- Jain, Vijay K. (2019). Ācārya Guņabhadra's Ātmānuśāsana – Precept on the Soul आचार्य गुणभद्र विरचित "आत्मानुशासन". Dehradun: Vikalp Printers. ISBN 978-81-932726-4-0.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Gunabhadra (Jain monk) at Wikimedia Commons
