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Pandit Todarmal
Born1719 (1719)
Died1766 (aged 46–47)
NationalityIndian
OccupationWriter
WorksMoksha-marga-prakashaka
ChildrenGumaniram
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Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent Indian Jain scholar and writer. He led the creation of terapanthi community among the Digambara Jains by rejecting the authority of bhattarakas. He wrote moksha-marga-prakashaka.

According to Pandit Bakhtawar Shah, Todarmal was arrested on a false charge of removing an idol and was executed by the order of a Jaipur ruler who was under the influence of some staunch anti-Jain individuals in the court, who had become jealous of his influence.

His son, Gumaniram, formed a sub-sect named Gumanapantha in 1770s and named it shuddha terapantha amana (pure terapantha tradition) by making the rules stricter.

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  1. History of the Jaipur City By Ashim Kumar Roy
  2. ^ Wiley 2009, p. 215.
  3. Wiley 2009, p. xxxvii.
  4. "Vitragvani - Gurudev Kanjiswami's Pravachans, Jeevan Parichay, Prasangik Pravachans on Digamber, Jain Philosophy". www.vitragvani.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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