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Jinasena

9th century · 9th century

Jinasena was a Digambara Jain monk and scholar of the ninth century, revered as teacher of the Rashtrakuta emperor Amoghavarsha I. He completed the Jayadhavala commentary on Jain scripture begun by his own teacher Virasena and began the Adipurana, the Sanskrit life of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha, which his disciple Gunabhadra finished.

Jinasena
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