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* ], c. 4th century BCE. Last acharya of undivided Jain sangha.
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* ]- 1st century BCE{{sfn|Jain|2012|p=v}}
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* ]
*] (undivided sangha, ] was his disciple) (325 BCE)
* ]- Author of the Jain text, '']''
*]
*] composer of ] recognized by both, ] and ].
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*'''''Akalank ji'''''
*] (]) (2nd century CE)
*]
*] (]) (3–4th century CE)

*] (5th century CE)
== Digambara ascetics ==
*] composer of ]
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*] (]), (700–750 CE)
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*] (]), (620–680 CE)

*] (]), (790–825 CE)
* ] - Author of The ], Āpta-mīmāṁsā, Svayambhustotra
*] (]), preceptor of ] rulers, (800–880 CE).
* ], c. 8th century CE. ] acharya known for his works on Jain logic.
*] (])
* ]- Author of ]
*] (]), preceptor of ], (1089–1172 CE)
* ]- Author of ]
*], (]), who was invited by ], the Mughal emperor
* ]
*] (])(1827–1906)
* ], Digambara, 790–825 CE
*] (])(Samvat 1952–2047).
* ]
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* Aparajita
*], (]) (1872–1955)
* ], 20th century Digambara acharya
*], (]) (Born 1946)
* ], Digambara, Born 1946
*Vijay Vallabh
* ], Born 1967
*Vidyanand
* ], 1874–1961 CE. Digambara. Founder of many Jain Institutions.
*SamudraSuri
* ]<ref>{{cite book|last=Lal|first=Mohan|title=The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Volume five: Sasay to Zorgot)|year=2006|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=8126012218|pages=4098}}</ref>
*Indradinn
* ], Digambara, preceptor of the ], 800–880 CE.
*Janakchandra
* Jinendra Varni
*Chandanbala
* ]
*Yakini Mahattara
* ]
*Mrigavati
* ] composer of ]
*DevShri
* ], Digambara, 1872–1955
*JasvantShri
* ]
*]
* ]- Jain Acharya of the 20th century
*]
* ] - Acharya of the 20th Century
*Vijay Nityanand
*]
*Vijay Dharmdhurandhar
*Acharya Viraag sagar
*Vijay Jayanand
*] *]
* ] - poet, one of the "three gems of ]".
*]
*]
*Pushpadant Sagar

*Pulak Sagar
== Śvētāmbara ascetics ==
*Gupti Sagar

*Praman Sagar
] Drawing of ''kalikālasarvajña'' ] based on Vikram Samvat 1294 palm leaf.
*Arun Sagar
], a notable Indian ],logician and prominent author of ]]]
*Prakarsh Sagar
* ]: The 4th monk in the lineage of monastic heads of the ], the lineage of ].
*Dev Nandi
* ]: The 5th successor in the lineage of the monastic heads of the ''Chaturvidha Sangha's'' (<abbr>transl.</abbr> four-fold congregation) ]. He succeeded ] and is believed to have existed in 6th–5th century BC. He is known for establishing the '']'' and '']'' clans of ] ].
*Gyan Bhusan
* ]: The 6th successor in the lineage of the monastic heads of the ''Chaturvidha Sangha's'' (<abbr>transl.</abbr> four-fold congregation) ]. He succeeded ] and is believed to have existed in 6th–5th century BC. He is most well-known as the founder of the ] clan of ].
*Sukumal Nandi
* ]- a 3rd century ] of the ] sect. He is best known for his composition ''"Paumachariyam"'', the earliest known ] version of the ] and the oldest work of literature written in ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Agrawal |first=Dr Mukta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rd3-EAAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80&pg=PA137 |title=Vaishivk Paridrashya Main Ram - Sahaitya |publisher=Sadbhawana Publication |isbn=978-81-965928-2-0 |language=hi}}</ref>
*Nayan Sagar
* ]-Mainly known for his notable contributions revolve around the preservation of ], especially at the second ] of ] held in 453 AD.
*]
* ]-a '']'' of the ] sect in the fifth century CE who wrote works on ] and epistemology.{{sfn|Long|2009|p=132}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jaina |first=Hīrālāla |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXnXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22annotations+by+siddhasen%22+-wikipedia |title=Contributions of Jaina Religion to Indian Culture |date=2004 |publisher=Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UNYcAAAAMAAJ&q=%22siddhasen%22+-wikipedia |title=Isibhāsiyāiṃ suttāiṃ: R̥ṣibhaṣita sūtra |date=1988 |publisher=Prākr̥ta Bhāratī Akādemī |language=hi}}</ref> He is credited with the authorship of many ]. ''Sanmatitarka'' (‘The Logic of the True Doctrine’) is the first major Jain work on logic written in ].<ref>Qvarnström, Olle; Jainism and Early Buddhism: Essays in Honor of Padmanabh S. Jaini, page 154.</ref>{{sfn|Dundas|2002|p=131}} Among the most popular of his works, the ''Kalyan Mandir Stotra'' is a ] hymn dedicated to the 23rd Tirthankara ].
*Jeetmal
* ],a 12th century ({{circa|1088&nbsp;|lk=on|1172/1173&nbsp;CE}}) Indian ] saint,One of the prominent authors of ],scholar, poet, mathematician, ], ], ],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Datta|first=Amaresh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=PA15|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo|date=1987|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1803-1|pages=15–16|language=en}}</ref> ],<ref name="Flügel 5">{{Cite journal|last=Flügel|first=Peter |journal=] |volume=3 |number=4 |date=2007 |title=A Short History of Jaina Law|url=https://www.academia.edu/58340051|pages=5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hemachandra {{!}} Jaina author {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hemachandra|access-date=2022-02-07|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Upinder|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq2iCwAAQBAJ|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|date=2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-1677-9|pages=241|language=en}}</ref> ], ]ian, ]ian, and ].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Datta|first=Amaresh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=PA15|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo|date=1987|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1803-1|pages=15|language=en}}</ref> Noted as a prodigy by his contemporaries, he gained the title ''kalikālasarvajña'', "the knower of all knowledge in his times" and ''father of the Gujarati language''.
*]
* ]-a seventeenth-century ], was a notable Indian ] and logician. He was a thinker, prolific writer and commentator who had a strong and lasting influence on ].<ref name=dundas136>Dundas, Paul (2004) p.136</ref>
*]
* ] - Vijayanand Suri also known as '''Atmaramji of ]''', was the first ] ] ] monk in modern times to receive the title of ].<ref>Mangilal Bhutoria, Itihas ki Amar Bel- Oswal, Priyadarshi Prakashan, Calcutta, 1988</ref><ref name="Cort2009">{{cite book|author=John Cort|title=Framing the Jina : Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDBpq23-0QoC&pg=PA7|access-date=June 24, 2013|date=November 16, 2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-973957-8|pages=5–8}}</ref> Born and raised in ], he was initiated as a ] monk and later joined the Murtipujaka tradition. He travelled extensively in ], ] and Punjab; he organised and reformed Jain community, ascetic orders and literature. He wrote several books in Hindi and was invited to the first World Parliament of Religions in 1893 which was attended by ] later.<ref>{{Cite book |title= Chicago Prashnottar |chapter=A short account of the life of Shrimat Vijayanandsuri |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/007301/9?highlight=Vijayanandsuri |year=1918 |publisher=Atmanand Jain Pustak Pracharak Mandal}}</ref>
*Virag Sagar
* ]
*Vivarjan Sagar
* ]
*Tarun Sagar
* ]
*Sanmati Sagar
* ], Śvetāmbara, Samvat 1952–2047
*Sunil Sagar
* ]
*Chidanand Vijay
* ]<ref name="isbn81-206-0063-0">{{cite book |title=A History of Kannada Literature |publisher=Asian Educational Services, India |year=1982 |page=44 |isbn=81-206-0063-0}}</ref> - Kannada poet
*Rajendra Vijay
* ]<ref>Great Thinkers of the Eastern World (1995), I.P.McGreal (ed.), Harper Collins, New York.</ref> - 12th century philosopher
*Vijayamathi
* ] - poet, one of the "three gems of ]".
*Gyanmati
* ] - poet, one of the "three gems of ]". He was honoured by the title Kavichakravarthi for his prowess and domination of the Kannada literary circles at that time.
*Sumangala
* ]
*Yashobhadraa
* ], 1726–1803 CE. Creator of Terapanthi sect of Jainism.
*Amitguna
* ], c. 7th century CE. ].
*Praguna
* ],(belonging to the ] tradition of ] Jains) who influenced the ] ] to ].<ref>{{cite news
*Poornapragya
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*] <ref>{{dead link|date=April 2012}}</ref>
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*Charitra Pragya <ref>{{cite web|url=http://religion.fiu.edu/People/Adjuncts.TAs/Samani%20Charitra%20Prajna.htm |title=Religious Studies |publisher=Religion.fiu.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-02-25}}</ref>
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* ] - Acharya of Terapanth sect
*]
*] (1920–2024) - a ] ascetic, philosopher, and a revered saint. He was the head of the monastic order (]dhipati) of the ''"Sagar Samudaay"'' of the ]''.'' While he was alive, he was the preceptor of 900 monks and nuns. He was awarded the rarest of the rare and ancient title of ''"Shri Sangh Sthavir"'' based on his austerity, knowledge of the ] of Jainism, and spiritual leadership, becoming the only second of the modern ]s to have achieved this feat.<ref name="isjs-newsletter.in">{{Cite web |title=Gacchadhipati Shri Daulatsagar Ji |url=https://isjs-newsletter.in/Newsletter/2024/February/02/Gacchadhipati%20Shri%20Daulatsagar%20Ji1.html |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=isjs-newsletter.in}}</ref>
*<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Mumbai: Jain Social Organisation Launches Initiative To Feed Thousands Of People Daily In Ghatkopar |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-jain-social-organisation-launches-initiative-to-feed-thousands-of-people-daily-in-ghatkopar |work=freepressjournal |pages=2}}</ref>
* ] - Acharya of the 20th century
* ] - 11th Acharya of Jain Swetamber Terapanth Community.
* ]
* ] - Acharya of the 21st century


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== References ==
* {{citation |last=Dundas |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Dundas |title=The Jains |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8iAAgAAQBAJ |edition=Second |date=2002 |orig-year=1992 |publisher=] |isbn=0-415-26605-X |location=] and ] }}
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* {{citation |last=Long |first=Jeffery D. |author-link=Jeffery D. Long |title=Jainism: An Introduction |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I3gAAwAAQBAJ |publisher=] |date=2009 |isbn=978-1-84511-625-5 }}

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This is a list of Jain ascetics. The list include the names of ascetics who are known for their contributions to Jain philosophy and Jainism in general.

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Hemachandra
Hemachandra

Drawing of kalikālasarvajña Hemchandra based on Vikram Samvat 1294 palm leaf.

Idol of Mahamahopadhyay Yashovijaya,a seventeenth-century Jain monk, a notable Indian philosopher,logician and prominent author of Jain Scriptures

Notes

  1. Jain 2012, p. v.
  2. Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Volume five: Sasay to Zorgot). Sahitya Akademi. p. 4098. ISBN 8126012218.
  3. Agrawal, Dr Mukta. Vaishivk Paridrashya Main Ram - Sahaitya (in Hindi). Sadbhawana Publication. ISBN 978-81-965928-2-0.
  4. Long 2009, p. 132.
  5. Jaina, Hīrālāla (2004). Contributions of Jaina Religion to Indian Culture. Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre.
  6. Isibhāsiyāiṃ suttāiṃ: R̥ṣibhaṣita sūtra (in Hindi). Prākr̥ta Bhāratī Akādemī. 1988.
  7. Qvarnström, Olle; Jainism and Early Buddhism: Essays in Honor of Padmanabh S. Jaini, page 154.
  8. Dundas 2002, p. 131.
  9. Datta, Amaresh (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1.
  10. Flügel, Peter (2007). "A Short History of Jaina Law". International Journal of Jaina Studies. 3 (4): 5.
  11. "Hemachandra | Jaina author | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. p. 241. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9.
  13. Datta, Amaresh (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1.
  14. Dundas, Paul (2004) p.136
  15. Mangilal Bhutoria, Itihas ki Amar Bel- Oswal, Priyadarshi Prakashan, Calcutta, 1988
  16. John Cort (16 November 2009). Framing the Jina : Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History. Oxford University Press. pp. 5–8. ISBN 978-0-19-973957-8. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  17. "A short account of the life of Shrimat Vijayanandsuri". Chicago Prashnottar. Atmanand Jain Pustak Pracharak Mandal. 1918.
  18. A History of Kannada Literature. Asian Educational Services, India. 1982. p. 44. ISBN 81-206-0063-0.
  19. Great Thinkers of the Eastern World (1995), I.P.McGreal (ed.), Harper Collins, New York.
  20. Vashi, Ashish (23 November 2009). "Ahmedabad turned Akbar veggie". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  21. "Gacchadhipati Shri Daulatsagar Ji". isjs-newsletter.in. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  22. "Mumbai: Jain Social Organisation Launches Initiative To Feed Thousands Of People Daily In Ghatkopar". freepressjournal. 17 June 2024. p. 2.

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