Philosopher
Samantabhadra (Jain monk)
Overview
Samantabhadra was a Jain ācārya (head of the monastic order) who lived about the later part of the second century CE. He was a proponent of the Jaina doctrine of Anekāntavāda. The Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra is the most popular work of Samantabhadra. Samantabhadra lived after Umaswami but before Pujyapada.
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Philosophers who discussed Samantabhadra (Jain monk)
Ideas Samantabhadra (Jain monk) discusses
- Tirthankara
- Jainism
- Omniscience
- Jinasena
- Kundakunda
- Anekantavada
- Tattvartha Sutra
- Sallekhana
- Jain monasticism
- Pujyapada
- Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra
- Aptamimamsa
Place in the tradition
Part of Jain philosophy.
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