Bhadrabahu, Kundakunda, Samantabhadra, Umaswami, Sthulibhadra. In Digambara Jainism, Āchārya has thirty-six primary attributes (mūla guṇa) consisting in: Twelve...

dorje lopön; Jp. "kongō ajari" 金剛阿闍梨). In Jainism, an acharya is the highest leader of a Jain order. Acharya is one of the Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme...

Acharya Vidyasagar (10 October 1946 – 18 February 2024) was an influential Indian Digambara Jain acharya (monk), credited with having brought about a revival...

is considered the authoritative Jain philosophy text by all traditions of Jainism. It has the same importance in Jainism as Vedanta Sūtras and Yogasūtras...

became well versed in Jain and non–Jain scriptures. At the age of 21, he was ordained an acharya of the Śvētāmbara school of Jainism at Nagaur in present-day...

Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/ JAY-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession...

three main teachings of Jainism are ahimsa, anekantavada (non-absolutism), aparigraha (non-possessiveness). Followers of Jainism take five main vows: ahimsa...

Suri Acharya Deshbhushan- Jain Acharya of the 20th century Acharya Vidyananda - Acharya of the 20th Century Tarunsagarji Acharya Viraag sagar Acharya Vishudh...

Mandal Acharya Tulsi Award Website List of religious leaders in 2007 List of Jains Sadhvi Kanakprabha Kurt Titze, Klaus Bruhn eds. (1998) Jainism: A Pictorial...

infinite perception. Such a soul is called siddha and is revered in Jainism. In Jainism, moksha is the highest and the noblest objective that a soul should...

Kundakunda acharya was a Digambara Jain monk and philosopher, who likely lived in the second century CE or later. His date of birth is māgha māsa, śukla...

(sky-clad) is one of the two main sects of Jainism. This sect of Jainism rejects the authority of the Jain Agama compiled at the Vallabhi Council under...

Jain symbols are symbols based on the Jain philosophy. The four arms of the swastika symbolize the four states of existence as per Jainism: Heavenly beings...

Jainologist, Hermann Kuhn, studied Jain scriptures extensively under the tutelage of Acharya Aryanandi. Acharya Shantisagar Jainism in Maharashtra Kurt Titze;...

Śvetāmbara and Digambara sects of Jainism, the last Shruta Kevalin (all knowing by hearsay, that is indirectly) in Jainism. According to the Digambara tradition...

Acharya Mahashraman (IAST: Ācārya Mahāśramaṇa; born 13 May 1962) is the eleventh Acharya, supreme head of Jain Śvetāmbara Terapanth sect. Mahashraman ji...

Acharya Bhikshu (1726–1803) was the founder and first spiritual head of the Śvetāmbara Terapanth sect of Jainism. He was a Devotee of Mahavira. In the...

Diwali in Jainism marks the anniversary of Nirvana (final release) or liberation of Mahavira's soul, the twenty-fourth and last Jain Tirthankara of the...

rituals, fasts and other religious components of Jainism are different from those of Hinduism. "Jain" is derived from the word Jina, referring to a human...

responsible for 250 to 500 monks. The Jain sangha (community) was led and administered by an organised system consisting of acharyas (leaders), upadhyayas (teachers)...

getting cured he again joined the monastic order and became a great Jain Acharya. Samantabhadra affirmed Kundakunda's theory of the two nayas - vyavahāranaya...

ISBN 978-81-208-0805-8 Jain, Pannalal (2015), Uttarapurāṇa of Āchārya Guṇabhadra, Bhartiya Jnanpith, ISBN 978-81-263-1738-7 Jain, Shanti Lal (1998), ABC of Jainism, Bhopal...

Acharya Shri Shantisagar Ji (1872–1955) was an Indian Acharya of the Digambara monk faith. He was the first Acharya (preceptor) and a leader of his digamber...

Sushil Kumar (15 June 1926 – 22 April 1994) was a Jain teacher and monk (later Acharya). He was a self-realized master who devoted more than 50 years to...

Acharya Chandana (born Shakuntala in 1937), known as Tai Maharaj by her devotees, is an Indian Jain nun of the Amarmuni Sampradaya. Chandana is the first...

Acharya Jnansagar or Gyansagar (1891–1973) was a Digambara Jain Acharya of 20th century who composed many Sanskrit epics. He initiated Acharya Vidyasagar...

Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara...

religious leaders in 2007 List of Jains Sadhvi Kanakprabha Acharya Mahashraman Chapple, Christopher Key (2007). "4 Jainism and Buddhism". In Dale Jamieson...

The flag of Jainism has five colours: White, Red, Yellow, Green and Black. These five colours represent the Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme beings). It...

20th century Digambara Acharya Sushil Kumar – 20th-century Acharya and yogi; spread Jainism outside India Jinendra Varni—Author of Jainendra Siddhanta...