Kundakunda is the name given to the author or authors of sixteen influential Digambara texts, including Niyamasāra, Pañcāstikāyasāra, Samayasāra, and Pravacanasāra. These attributions are questioned,
Idol of Kundakunda, Karnataka
The Digambara Shruta tradition
સહજાત્મ સ્વરૂપ પરમગુરુ The natural, pure Self is the Supreme Guru. પરમગુરુ નિર્ગ્રંથ સર્વજ્ઞ દેવ The Supreme Guru is the liberated one, free from all bondages, the all-knowing Divine. આતમભાવના ભવતા જીવ લહે કેવળજ્ઞાન રે! Through dee
Kundakunda
…soul, and Kundakunda's emphasis on liberating knowledge has become a mainstream view in Digambara Jainism. Kundakunda was an important inspiration for Shrimad Rajchandra (1867–1901), who in turn inspired Kanji Swami (1890–1980), Rakesh Jhaveri and the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission, and Dada Bhagwan (1908–1988). While…
Rajchandra in Lotus position
Shrimad Rajchandra Janma Bhuvan in Vavaniya
A diorama representing Rajchandra's seeing of cremation, Jain Museum, Madhuban, Giridih
Shrimad giving discourse on Lord Mahavira's teachings to the leaders of all Jain sects at Idar.