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Acharya
Prabhācandra
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Born11th century CE
Died11th century CE
ReligionJainism
SectDigambara
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Prabhācandra (c. 11th century CE) was a Digambara monk,grammarian,biographer, philosopher and author of several philosophical books on Jainism.

Life

Prabhachandra was a Digambara monk who flourished in 11th century CE.[1][2][3] He denied the possibility of any genuine intensity of action, whether good or bad, on the part of women.[1]

According to him, Kumarapala converted to Jainism and started worshipping Ajitanatha after conquering Ajmer.[4]

Works

  • Nyāyakumudacandra : A commentary on Akalanka's work Laghīyastraya.[3][2]
  • Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa : A commentary on Manikyanandi's work Pariksamukha.[3][2]
  • Tattvārtha-vṛtti-pada-vivaraṇa : A commentary on Pūjyapāda’s work Sarvārtha-siddhi.[5]
  • Śabdāmbhoja-bhāskara-vṛtti : A commentary on Pūjyapāda’s work Jainendra-Vyākaraṇa.[5]
  • Pravacanasāra-saroja-bhāskara : A commentary on Āchārya Kundakunda’s Pravachanasara.[5] It was translated in Hindi by Muni Pranamyasagar [6]
  • Śākatāyana-nyāsa.[5]
  • Prabhavaka Charita (IAST: Prabhavakacarita): Biographies of Jain monks[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Dundas 2002, p. 57.
  2. ^ a b c Soni 2013, p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c Dixit 2013, p. 102.
  4. ^ Cort 1998, p. 97.
  5. ^ a b c d Soni 2013, p. 7.
  6. ^ Mitra, A., Sheshadri, K. G., & Jash, A. (2014). Duli Chand Jain. Jain Journal, 2013(2014).
  7. ^ Jayant P. Thaker 1970, p. 19.

References

  • Cort, John E., ed. (1998), Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History, SUNY Press, ISBN 0-7914-3785-X
  • Soni, Jayandra (2013), "Prabhācandra's Status In The History Of Jaina Philosophy" (PDF), International Journal of Jaina Studies, 9 (8): 1–13, archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016, retrieved 16 November 2013
  • Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X
  • Dixit, K. K. (2013) [1971], Jaina Ontology, Ahmedabad: L. D. Institute of Indology
  • Jayant P. Thaker, ed. (1970). Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha. Oriental Institute. OCLC 20655908.
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