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Pushpadanta
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Religion Jainism
Sect Digambara

Acharya Pushpadanta (7th century CE) was a Digambara Acharya (head of the monastic order). He along with Acharya Bhutabali composed the most sacred Jain text, Satkhandagama.

Legacy

Shrut Panchami (scripture fifth) is celebrated by Jains in may every year commemorating Pushpadanta and Bhutabali. [1]

Notes

  1. ^ Dundas 2002, p. 65.

References

  • Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN  0-415-26606-8