Gunabhadra (Jain monk)

Gunabhadra
Personal
ReligionJainism
SectDigambara
Religious career
PredecessorJinasena
SuccessorLokasena

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

  1. ^ a b c d e Pannalal Jain 1951, pp. 30–31.
  2. ^ Jain 2019.

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.