Sudharmaswami, also called Sudharman, lived from 607 BCE to 507 BCE by the traditional reckoning and was the fifth ganadhara, or chief disciple, of Mahavira, the last Jain tirthankara. All the current Jain acharyas and monks follow his monastic line, and his rule is the one the Jain monastic community still keeps. He is recorded here as a historical figure of the Jain tradition so that scriptures connected with his name can be linked to the person.
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Source Sudharmaswami (Wikipedia)
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Source Vy?khy?praj?apti (Wikipedia)
Source Sutrakritanga (Wikipedia)
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1. Sudharmaswami (Wikipedia)
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Sudharmaswami (Sanskrit: Sudharmāsvāmī or Sudharman; 607 BC, 507 BC) was the fifth ganadhara of Mahavira.
Article text, sentence beginning 'All the current Jain acharyas'
All the current Jain acharyas and monks follow his rule.
Revered In: Jainism, Lead
All the current Jain acharyas and monks follow his rule.
Belongs to Tradition: Jainism, Lead
All the current Jain acharyas and monks follow his rule.
View the SourceVy?khy?praj?apti (Wikipedia)
Works Attributed: Bhagavati Sutra, Lead sectionQuote, Works Attributed: Bhagavati Sutra, Lead section
The Vyākhyāprajñapti is said to have been composed by Sudharmaswami by the Śvētāmbara school of Jainism; it is written in Jain Prakrit.
Sutrakritanga (Wikipedia)
Works Attributed: Sutrakritanga, Lead sectionQuote, Works Attributed: Sutrakritanga, Lead section
According to the Svetambara tradition it was written by Gandhara Sudharmasvami in Ardhamagadhi Prakrit.The text is in two main parts: the first in verse and the second in prose.
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