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{{Short description|Indian Jain monk (464–524)}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific-prefix = [[Acharya]] Shri 108
| honorific-suffix = Ji Maharaj
| image = Digambar.jpg
| alt = Pujyapada
| caption = Digambara Acharya
| religion = [[Jainism]]
| sect = [[Digambara]]
| birth_name = Devanandi
| birth_date = 464 CE
| death_date = {{death year and age|524|464}}
| father = Madhava Bhatta
| mother = Shridevi
| works = [[Sarvārthasiddhi]], Iṣṭopadeśa
| disciples = [[Durvinita]]
}}
{{Jainism}}
'''Acharya Pujyapada''' or '''Pūjyapāda''' (464–524 CE)<ref>{{citation|last=Jain|first=Jyoti Prasad|title=The Jaina Sources of the History of Ancient India|edition=Second|date=2005|page=102}}</ref> was a renowned grammarian and ''[[Acharya (Jainism)|acharya]]'' (philosopher monk) belonging to the [[Digambara]] tradition of [[Jainism|Jains]]. It was believed that he was worshiped by demigods on the account of his vast scholarship and deep piety, and thus, he was named Pujyapada. He was said to be the [[guru]] of King [[Durvinita]] of the [[Western Ganga dynasty]].<ref>"Jaina Antiquary". Volume XVIII.1, pp 13-15.</ref>

==Life==
Pujyapada is dated to have lived around 510 CE to 600 CE.{{sfn|Natubhai Shah|2004|p=49}} Born as Devanandi to parents Madhava Bhatta and Shridevi,<ref>Introduction. Jain, Jaykumar.''Samadhitantra''. First edition, 2006.</ref> he became a [[Digambara monk]], as well as a yogi, mystic, poet, scholar, author and master of several branches of learning.<ref>Page 98, Ibid.</ref> He was born in a [[Jain Brahmans]] (In Jain philosophy, a pratimādhārī shravaka—a layperson with vows—is considered a Brahman)<ref>Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1998). The Jaina Path of Purification. p. 151.</ref> family of [[Karnataka]].{{sfn|Natubhai Shah|2004|p=49}}

He earned the title Pujyapada since he is considered to have devas from heaven come to do puja of his feet (pada).{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2008|p=524}} He was heavily influenced by the writings of earlier Digambaras like [[Kundakunda]] and [[Samantabhadra (Jain monk)|Samantabhadra]]. He is regarded as the greatest of the early masters of [[Jain literature]].<ref>Page 98, Jain, Jyoti Prasad. ''The Jaina Sources of the History of Ancient India.'' Second, revised edition: 2005.</ref> He was a prominent preceptor, with an impeccable ancestry and spiritual lineage.<ref name=":0">Page 98, Ibid.</ref> He was the tenth guru of the lineage of the ''Nandi Sangha'' which began with Kundakunda.{{sfn|Natubhai Shah|2004|p=49}}

It is likely that he was the first Jain saint to write not only on religion but also on non-religious subjects, such as [[Ayurveda]] and [[Sanskrit grammar]],{{sfn|Balcerowicz|2003|p=29}} and was a master of Sanskrit poetics and of ayurveda.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} All of his works, both prose and verse, were written in [[Sanskrit]].<ref name=":0" />

In his ''[[Sarvarthasiddhi]],'' Pujyapada defined ''[[Dāna]]'' (charity) as the act of giving one's wealth to another for mutual benefit.{{sfn|Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh|2008|p=84}}

==Works==
[[File:Istopadesa.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Book cover of one of the English translation of Iṣṭopadeśa]]
*{{IAST|''Iṣṭopadeśa'' (Divine Sermons) – }} a concise work of 51 verses,{{sfn|Jain|2014|p=xiv}} it uses everyday examples to address ethical aspects of life. Acharya Pujyapada writes that one needs to realize the difference between the eternal soul and mutable body, the trivial and important, the essential and non-essential, to attain liberation. Without this realization, even devotion and meritous actions do not lead to liberation.
*{{IAST|''Sarvārthasiddhi'' (Attainment of Higher Goals) - }} ''Sarvārthasiddhi'' is a commentary on the [[Tattvartha Sutra|Tattvārthasūtra]], noted for its precision and conciseness.{{sfn|Balcerowicz|2003|p=29}}{{sfn|Jain|2014|p=xiv}}{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2008|p=524}} It serves as the definitive ''mula patha'' for all ''[[Digambara]]'' works on the ''Tattvārthasūtra''. It is the earliest surviving commentary on the ''Tattvārthasūtra'',{{sfn|Balcerowicz|2003|p=29}} since the earlier commentary, the ''Gandhahastī Mahābhāṣya'' of ''Acharya'' [[Samantabhadra (Jain monk)|Samantabhadra]], is no longer extant.
*{{IAST|''Jainendra Vyākaraṇa'' (Jainendra Grammar) - }} considered one of the finest early works on [[Sanskrit grammar]].''{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2008|p=524}}''
*{{IAST|''Samādhitantra'' (Method of Self-Contemplation) – }} It is a treatise of 106 verses on [[yoga]] and spiritual practice, outlining the path to liberation through differentiation of the soul from the body.
*{{IAST|''Daśabhaktyādisangraha'' (Collection of Ten Adorations) - }} a collection of the adoration of the essentials that help the soul in acquiring merit. The essentials include the Supreme Beings, the Scripture, the Perfect Conduct, and the sacred places like the Nandīśvara Dvīpa.{{Sfn|Jain|2014|p=15}}
*{{IAST|''Śāntyāṣṭaka'' (Hymn in Praise of Śāntinātha) - }} A poem of 8 verses in adoration of Bhagavān Śāntinātha, the 16th Tīrthankara.{{Sfn|Jain|2014|p=15}}
* {{IAST|''Śabdāvatāranyāsa'' (Arrangement of Words and their Forms) - }} A work on Sanskrit grammar, said to be a gloss on [[Pāṇini|Pāṇinī]]
* ''Jainābhiṣeka'' (Jain Anointment) - A work on Jain rituals.
* ''Chandaśāstra'' (Treatise on Prosody) - A work on Sanskrit prosody.

==See also==
*[[Devardhigani Kshamashraman]]
*[[Hemachandra]]
*[[Hiravijaya]]

== References ==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
* {{citation |editor-last=Balcerowicz |editor-first=Piotr |editor-link=Piotr Balcerowicz |title=Essays in Jaina Philosophy and Religion |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcRpfZcIhLoC |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |date=2003 |orig-year=2002 |isbn=81-208-1977-2 }}
* {{Citation| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r5opAwAAQBAJ|title=Acarya Pujyapada's Istopadesa – The Golden Discourse| first=Vijay K. |last=Jain | publisher=Vikalp Printers | date= 2014 | isbn=9788190363969 }}
* {{citation |last=Shah |first=Natubhai |author-link=Natubhai Shah |title=Jainism: The World of Conquerors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLNQKGcDIhsC |volume=I |date=2004 |orig-year=First published in 1998 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=81-208-1938-1 |ref={{sfnref|Natubhai Shah|2004}} }}
* {{citation |last=Singh |first=Ram Bhushan Prasad |title=Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka |url={{Google books|JtWGm4E4qZIC|plainurl=yes}} |year=2008 |orig-year=1975 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=978-81-208-3323-4 |ref={{sfnref|Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh|2008}} }}
* {{citation|last=Singh|first=Upinder|author-link=Upinder Singh|title=A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century|date=2008|publisher=[[Pearson Education]]|location=[[New Delhi]]|isbn=978-81-317-1120-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GW5Gx0HSXKUC|ref={{sfnref|Upinder Singh|2008}}}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Jain जैन|first=Vijay Kumar विजय कुमार|title=Ācārya Pūjyapāda's Bhakti Saṃgraha – Collection of Devotions आचार्य पूज्यपाद विरचित भक्ति संग्रह|publisher=Vikalp Printers|publication-place=Dehradun|date=2022|isbn=978-93-5627-523-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Jain|first=Vijay K.|title=Ācārya Pūjyapāda's Samādhitantram आचार्य पूज्यपाद विरचित "समाधितंत्रम्|publisher=Vikalp Printers|publication-place=Dehradun|date=2017|isbn=978-81-932726-0-2}}

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