Acharya Shri Siddhasena Divakara Suri Maharaj | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 5th century CE |
| Died | 5th century CE |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Śvetāmbara |
| Notable work(s) | Nyāyāvatāra, Kalyanmandir, Vardhman Shakrastav |
| Religious career | |
| Initiation | by Acharya Vruddhavadisuri |
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Siddhasēna Divākara (Jain Prakrit: सिद्धसेन दिवाकर) was a Jain monk of the Śvetāmbara sect in the fifth century CE who wrote works on Jain philosophy and epistemology.[1][2][3] He was like the illuminator of the Jain order and therefore came to be known as Divākara, "Sun". He is credited with the authorship of many books, most of which are not available. Sanmatitarka ('The Logic of the True Doctrine') is the first major Jain work on logic written in Sanskrit.[4][5] Among the most popular of his works, the Kalyan Mandir Stotra is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. It is one of the 9 holiest recitations (Nav Smaran) in the Śvetāmbara Murtipujak sect of Jainism.
- ^ Long 2009, p. 132.
- ^ Jaina, Hīrālāla (2004). Contributions of Jaina Religion to Indian Culture. Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre.
- ^ Isibhāsiyāiṃ suttāiṃ: R̥ṣibhaṣita sūtra (in Hindi). Prākr̥ta Bhāratī Akādemī. 1988.
- ^ Qvarnström, Olle; Jainism and Early Buddhism: Essays in Honor of Padmanabh S. Jaini, page 154.
- ^ Dundas 2002, p. 131.