Pushpadanta (Jain monk)
Acharya Pushpadanta (7th century CE) was a Digambara Acharya (head of the monastic order). He along with Acharya Bhutabali composed the most sacred Jain text, Satkhandagama.
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Digambara |
LegacyEdit
Shrut Panchami (scripture fifth) is celebrated by Jains in may every year commemorating Pushpadanta and Bhutabali.[1]
NotesEdit
- ↑ Dundas 2002, p. 65.
ReferencesEdit
- Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26606-8
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