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{{Infobox religious biography<br />
| name = Acharya Gunabhadra<br />
| religion = [[Jainism]]<br />
| sect = [[Digambara]]<br />
| era = 9th–10th century CE<br />
| teacher = [[Jinasena]], [[Gunasena]]<br />
| works = Uttarapurana (co-author of the Mahapurana)<br />
| image = File:Uttarapuran.jpg<br />
| disciples = [[Lokasena]]<br />
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'''Acharya Guṇabhadra''' (9th–10th century CE) was a Digambar Jain monk and scholar. He is known as the co-author of the ''[[Mahapurana (Jainism)|Mahapurana]]'', a major Sanskrit epic of Jain literature. A disciple of [[Jinasena|Acharya Jinasena]], He is also noted to have studied under [[Gunasena|Acharya Gunasena]], one of the senior disciples of Jinasena.<ref>Nagarajaiah 1999, p. 53-55</ref><ref>Upadhye 1965, pp. 35–38</ref> he is credited with continuing and completing the Jain narrative tradition during the [[Rashtrakuta]] period.<ref>Dundas, Paul. ''The Jains''. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2002, p. 85.</ref><br />
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== Life ==<br />
Guṇabhadra was associated with the Digambar tradition and was active during the later part of the Rashtrakuta period.<ref>Nagarajaiah 1999, p. 43-45</ref> He was a direct disciple of Acharya Jinasena, who composed the ''[[Adipurana]]'' and part of the [[Mahapurana (Jainism)|Mahapurana]]. After Jinasena’s Nirvana, Gunabhadra completed the remaining portion of the epic, the ''Uttarapurana''.<ref>Upadhye 1965, pp. 40–45</ref><ref>Jaini, Padmanabh S. ''The Jaina Path of Purification''. University of California Press, 1979, pp. 295–296.</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
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=== Uttarapurana ===<br />
Guṇabhadra is credited with the authorship of the ''[[Uttarapurana]]'', which constitutes the second half of the Jain [[Mahapurana (Jainism)|Mahapurana]]. While his teacher [[Jinasena|Acharya Jinasena]] composed the [[Adipurana]], Guṇabhadra completed the narrative with the Uttarapurāṇa, covering the lives of the remaining [[Tīrthaṅkaras]]. The text is regarded as an important source for Jain mythology, ethics, and hagiography.<ref>Jaini 1979, p. 118</ref><ref>Nagarajaiah 1999, p. 55-60</ref><ref>Upadhye 1965, pp. 48-52</ref><br />
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The combined [[Mahapurana (Jainism)|Mahapurana]] (''Adi'' + ''Uttara'') became a model for later [[Jain]] Purāṇic literature and had a lasting impact on Jain culture in both [[Sanskrit]] and [[Kannada]] traditions.<ref>Dundas 2002, p. 27</ref><ref>Cort John E 2010, p. 30-32</ref><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Guṇabhadra is noted for his literary contributions, particularly his role in preserving Jain doctrine through narrative texts. He is credited with the authorship of the [[Uttarapurana]], which, together with the Ādi Purāṇa, constitutes the Mahāpurāṇa, an important work in the Digambara Jain tradition.<ref>Upadhye 1965, pp. 58-60</ref><ref>Nagarajaiah 1999, p. 60-62</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Jainism in Karnataka]]<br />
* [[Mahapurana (Jainism)]]<br />
* [[Uttarapurana]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{cite book |last=Jaini |first=Padmanabh S. |title=The Jaina Path of Purification |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |year=1979 |isbn=9780520034945 |oclc=4779344 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0520034948 |access-date=20 August 2025}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Cort |first=John E. |title=Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York |year=2010 |isbn=9780195385021 |oclc=316835730 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9780195385021 |access-date=20 August 2025}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Dundas |first=Paul |title=The Jains |publisher=Routledge |location=London |year=2002 |edition=2nd |isbn=0-203-39827-0 |oclc=252916273 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0203398270 |access-date=7 August 2025}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Upadhye |first=A. N. |chapter=Jinasena and his Literary Contributions |title=Jaina Sahitya aur Itihasa |publisher=Mysore University Publications |location=Mysore |year=1965 |oclc=3115715 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/3115715 |access-date=20 August 2025}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Nagarajaiah |first=Hampa |title=Jainism in Southern Karnataka |publisher=Sapna Book House |location=Bangalore |year=1999 |oclc=45166444 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45166444 |access-date=7 August 2025}}<br />
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