Gunabhadra (Jain monk)

Gunabhadra
Gunabhadra
Personal
Religion	Jainism
Sect	Digambara
Religious career
Predecessor	Jinasena
Successor	Lokasena

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Gunabhadra (fl. fourth 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]

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Citations[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Pannalal Jain 1951, pp. 30-31.

Sources[edit]

Jain, Pannalal, ed. (1951), Mahapurana Adipurana of Bhagavata Jinasenacharya, Bharatiya Jnanapitha

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[FOOTNOTEPannalal_Jain195130-31-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Pannalal Jain 1951, pp. 30-31.

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v t e Jain monks and nuns
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Digambara monks
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Śvētāmbara ascetics
Ancient	Sthulabhadra
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