Paul Dundas's standard academic survey of Jainism identifies the Digambara poet Jinasena, working in the ninth century CE, as the author, with his pupil Gunabhadra, of the versions of the Universal History that stand as the tradition's most authoritative account of the Tirthankaras' lives, of which the Adipurana forms the opening section.
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Reliability Tier1
The standard academic survey of Jainism, tier 1, matching the tier the map already gives its other foundational academic references, used here for Jinasena's ninth century dating and his authorship of the Universal History's opening section, corroborated by Wikipedia's more detailed account of his court role below. NotesUsed for Jinasena's ninth century dating and his identification as author of the Adipurana within the wider Universal History tradition.
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AuthorPaul Dundas
PublisherRoutledge (Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices)
URLhttps://archive.org/details/jains0000dund_2edi
Source Typeacademic monograph
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This source names Digambara directly: "survey of Jainism identifies the Digambara poet Jinasena, working in the ninth century CE, as the author, with his pupil Gunabhadra, of the versions of the Universal History that stand as the..."
Source Paul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)Paul Dundas
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Spread Events, 13 claims: 3 well-attested, 8 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
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