Gunabhadra (Jain monk) explained

Religion:Jainism
Sect:Digambara
Predecessor:Jinasena
Successor:Lokasena

Guņabhadra (ninth century CE) was a Digambara monk in India. He co-authored Mahapurana along with Jinasena.

His lineage started with Chandrasena who initiated Aryanandi. Aryanandi initiated Virasena and Jayasena. Virasena initiated six disciples who were Dasharayguru, Jinasena, Vinayasena, Shripal, Padmasena and Devasena. Dasharayguru and Jinasena initiated Gunabhadra who later initiated Lokasena. Vinayasena initiated Kumarasena who started the Kashtha Sangha.

Texts

Texts written by Guņabhadra include the Ātmānuśāsana ("Precept on the Soul"), which was translated into English by Vijay K. Jain in 2019.

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