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Dharasena 
Summary
Acharya Dharasena was a Digambara monk of first century CE.
Acharya Dharasena | |
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Digambara |
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Biography edit
Āchārya Dharasena, in first century CE, guided two Āchāryas, Āchārya Pushpadant and Āchārya Bhutabali, to put the teachings of Mahavira in the written form.[1] The two Āchāryas wrote, on palm leaves, Ṣaṭkhaṅḍāgama- among the oldest known Digambara Jain texts.[2] Digambara tradition consider him to be the 33rd teacher in succession of Gautama, 683 years after the nirvana of Mahavira.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ Jain, Vijay K. (2012). Acharya Amritchandra's Purushartha Siddhyupaya. Vikalp Printers. p. xii. ISBN 978-81-903639-4-5.
Non-Copyright
- ^ Dundas 2002, pp. 63–64.
- ^ Dundas 2002, p. 79.
References edit
- Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X