List of Jains
Overview
Jain philosophy
Jain philosophy deals extensively with the problems of metaphysics, reality, cosmology, ontology, epistemology and divinity. Jainism is essentially a transtheistic religion of ancient India. It is a continuation of the ancient tradition which co-existed with the Vedic tradition since ancient...
(People from Jain religion, the followers of Jainism
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
) with historical briefs.
- Gautam Gandhar
- Sudharma Swami Gandhar
- Jambu Swami Yugpradhan
- Prabhav Swami Yugpradhan
- Shayymbhav Suriji Yugpradhan
- AcharyaAcharyaIn Indian religions and society, an acharya is a guide or instructor in religious matters; founder, or leader of a sect; or a highly learned man or a title affixed to the names of learned men...
KundakundaKundakundaKundakunda is a celebrated Jain Acharya, Jain scholar monk, 2nd century CE, composer of spiritual classics such as: Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravacanasara, Atthapahuda and Barasanuvekkha. He occupies the highest place in the tradition of the Jain acharyas.He belonged to the Mula... - Acharya Amritchandra
- Dada Jinduttsurishwarji
- Manidhari Dada Jinchandrasursihwarji
- Dada Jinkushalsurishwarji
- Dada Jinchandrasurishwarji
- Abbakka RaniAbbakka RaniAbbakka Rani or Abbakka Mahadevi was the queen of Tulunadu who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century. She belonged to the Chowta dynasty who ruled over the area from the temple town of Moodabidri. The port town of Ullal served as their subsidiary capital. The Portuguese...
- queen of Tulunadu (Karnataka) who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century - Shantala Devi - Queen of Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana was a Jain and was well versed in dance and music and rendered public performances.
- Muni Shri Padmaprabhmaldhari Dev
- Bhadrabahu - Jain Acharya from BengalBengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
and teacher of Emperor Chandragupta - Acharya Umaswami
- Acharya Jayasen
- Adikavi PampaAdikavi PampaPampa , called by the honorific Ādikavi is one of the greatest Kannada poets of all time.He is very famous even today for his philosophical beliefs...
- One of the greatest Kannada poets of all and one of the "three gems of Kannada literatureKannada literatureKannada literature is the corpus of written forms of the Kannada language, a member of the Dravidian family spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script....
". - RannaRannaRanna was one of the earliest poets of Kannada language.Ranna, Adikavi Pampa and Sri Ponna together are called "three gems of Kannada literature".-Early days:Ranna was born on 949 C.E. in Muduvolalu Bagalkot district, Karnataka....
- One of the greatest Kannada poets of all and one of the "three gems of Kannada literatureKannada literatureKannada literature is the corpus of written forms of the Kannada language, a member of the Dravidian family spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script....
". - Sri PonnaSri PonnaSri Ponna was a Kannada poet in the court of Rashtrakuta Dynasty king Krishna III . The emperor honoured Ponna with the title "emperor among poets" for his domination of the Kannada literary circles of the time, and the title "imperial poet of two languages" for his command over Sanskrit as well...
- One of the greatest Kannada poets of all and one of the "three gems of Kannada literatureKannada literatureKannada literature is the corpus of written forms of the Kannada language, a member of the Dravidian family spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script....
".He was honoured by the title Kavichakravarthi for his prowess and domination of the Kannada literary circles at that time. - Bhaiya Bhagwatidasji
- Pandit Daulatramji
- Pandit Banaradasji
- Pandit Pravar Acharyakalp (Acharya like) Todarmalji
- King Shrenik BimbisaraBimbisaraBimbisara was a King, and later, Emperor of the Magadha empire from 543 BC to his death and belonged to the Hariyanka dynasty.-Career:There are many accounts of Bimbisara in the Jain texts and the Buddhist Jatakas, since he was a contemporary of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He was the king of...
Magadh Emperor, 1st Tirthankar of next future cycle - Shrimad Rajchandraji - 19th century philosopher/mystic
http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/rajchandra.html
- Kanjiswami - 20th century philosopher/mystic/Future Tirthankarhttp://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/kanji.html
- Champaben - 20th century philosopher/mystic/Future Gandhar (Prime Acharya)
- Sthulibhadra - Jain Acharya
- Chandragupta MauryaChandragupta MauryaChandragupta Maurya , was the founder of the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded in conquering most of the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta is considered the first unifier of India and its first genuine emperor...
- Founder of the Mauryan empire - Acharya Suhasti - Jain saint and teacher of Emperor Samprati
- SampratiSampratiSamrat Samprati was an emperor of Maurya dynasty who reigned from c.224–215 BCE. He was the son of Ashoka's blind son, Kunala. He succeeded his cousin, Dasharatha as emperor of the Mauryan Empire and ruled almost the entire present-day Indian subcontinent....
- Mauryan Emperor - KharavelaKharavelaKhārabēḷa was the third and greatest emperor of the Mahāmēghabāhana Dynasty of Kaḷinga . The main source of information about Khārabeḷa is his famous seventeen line rock-cut Hātigumphā inscription in a cave in the Udayagiri hills near Bhubaneswar, Orissa.During the reign of Khārabēḷa, the Chedi...
- Kalinga Emperor (Kalinga is today known as Orissa) - Amoghvarsh - Rashtrakut Emperor
- Chamundraya - General of Ganga King Marsinha who built the, Gomateshwara,a monolithic statue standing at 60 feet (18 m) above a hill in a place called Shravanabelagola in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India.
- Acharya Maghnandi - Jain Acharya and scholar
- Gandraditya - Shilahar king
- King Bhoj II - Shilahar king
- Acharya Hemchandra - Jain Acharya and scholar (who again revived Jainism)
- KumarpalKumarpalKumarpal was a famous ruler of the Solanki dynasty of Gujarat at Anahilavada, India. During his reign, Jainism became prominent in Gujarat. He was a devoted disciple of the great Jain polymath Acharya Hemachandra. Kumarpal was responsible for restoring ruined Somnath. He also built several...
- Solanki king (who again revived Jainism) - A.Tapagachchadhipati Prem surishwarji m.s.
