Pandit Todarmal | |
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| Born | 1719 |
| Died | 1766 (aged 46–47) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Works | Moksha-marga-prakashaka |
| Children | Gumaniram |
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Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent Indian Jain scholar and writer. [1] He led the creation of terapanthi community among the Digambara Jains by rejecting the authority of bhattarakas. [2] He wrote moksha-marga-prakashaka. [3]
According to Pandit Bakhtawar Shah, Todarmal was arrested on a false charge of removing an idol and was executed by the order of a Jaipur ruler who was under the influence of some staunch anti-Jain individuals in the court, who had become jealous of his influence. [4]
His son, Gumaniram, formed a sub-sect named Gumanapantha in 1770s and named it shuddha terapantha amana (pure terapantha tradition) by making the rules stricter. [2]
- ^ History of the Jaipur City By Ashim Kumar Roy
- ^ a b Wiley 2009, p. 215.
- ^ Wiley 2009, p. xxxvii.
- ^ "Vitragvani - Gurudev Kanjiswami's Pravachans, Jeevan Parichay, Prasangik Pravachans on Digamber, Jain Philosophy". www.vitragvani.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- Dahiya, Amardeep S. (2014), Founder of the Khalsa: The Life and Times of Guru Gobind Singh, Hay House Publishers (India) Pvt. Limited, ISBN 978-93-81398-53-1
- Wiley, Kristi L. (2009), The A to Z of Jainism, vol. 38, Scarecrow, ISBN 978-0-8108-6337-8
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