List of Digambar Jain ascetics

Idol of Kundakunda, the most revered Digambara acharya
Vidyasagar
A mural depicting Ganeshprasad Varni

This is a list of the ascetics belonging to the Digambara sect of Jainism. These ascetics are known for their contributions to Jain philosophy and Jainism in general. According to Digambar jain history there are about three less than ten million jain ascetics till this date that have achieved Moksha.

Before the Common Era

Common Era - Acharya

Common Era - Muni

Notes

  1. ↑ Jain 2012, p. v.
  2. ↑ Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Volume five: Sasay to Zorgot). Sahitya Akademi. p. 4098. ISBN 8126012218.
  3. ↑ Hemachandra, Acharya (1998). R.C.C. Fynes, ed. The Lives of the Jain Elders. Oxford World's Classics.

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