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Some of the notable Jain Monastics are:
- Indrabhuti Gautama
- Sudharma Swami
- Jambu Swami
- Bhadrabahu (undivided sangha, Chandragupta Maurya was his disciple) (325 BCE)
- Sthulabhadra
- Ilango Adigal
- Kundakunda (Digambar tradition) (2nd century CE)
- Spolniodnos (Digambar tradition) (3–4th century CE)
- Siddhasen Diwakar (5th century CE)
- Manatunga composer of Bhaktamara Stotra
- Haribhadra (Svetambar tradition), (700–750 CE)
- Akalanka (Digambar tradition), (620–680 CE)
- Virasena (Digambar tradition), (790–825 CE)
- Jinasena (Digambar tradition), preceptor of Rashtrakuta rulers, (800–880 CE).
- Nemichandra (Digambar tradition)
- Hemachandra (Svetambar tradition), preceptor of Kumarapala, (1089–1172 CE)
- Hira Vijaya, (Svetambar tradition), who was invited by Akbar, the Mughal emperor
- Rajendrasuri (Svetambar tradition)(1827–1906)
- Ramchandra (Svetambar tradition)(Samvat 1952–2047).
- Adisagara(Digambar tradition) (1866–1944)
- Shantisagar, (Digambar tradition) (1872–1955)
- Vidyasagar, (Digambar tradition) (Born 1946)
- Vijay Vallabh
- Vidyanand
- SamudraSuri
- Indradinn
- Janakchandra
- Chandanbala
- Yakini Mahattara
- Mrigavati
- DevShri
- JasvantShri
- Chandrashekhar Vijay
- Udarsagar
- Vijay Nityanand
- Vijay Dharmdhurandhar
- Vijay Jayanand
- Vimal Sagar
- Bharat Sagar
- Pushpadant Sagar
- Pulak Sagar
- Gupti Sagar
- Praman Sagar
- Arun Sagar
- Prakarsh Sagar
- Dev Nandi
- Gyan Bhusan
- Sukumal Nandi
- Nayan Sagar
- Bhikshu
- Jeetmal
- Tulsi
- Mahaprajna
- Virag Sagar
- Vivarjan Sagar
- Tarun Sagar
- Sanmati Sagar
- Sunil Sagar
- Chidanand Vijay
- Rajendra Vijay
- Vijayamathi
- Gyanmati
- Sumangala
- Yashobhadraa
- Amitguna
- Praguna
- Poornapragya
- Kanakprabha
- Chandana
- Charitra Pragya
Notes
- Hemachandra, Acharya (1998). R.C.C. Fynes (ed.). The Lives of the Jain Elders. Oxford World's Classics.
- Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Volume five: Sasay to Zorgot). Sahitya Akademi. p. 4098. ISBN 8126012218.
- Acharya Shri Chandanaji (1937-), Founder, Chief Director
- "Religious Studies". Religion.fiu.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-25.