Articles on Jain Monastic Traditions
प्रतिरूपता : अनासक्ति की साधना
By आचार्यश्री महाश्रमण · Jain Bharati, 2011
The text discusses the concept of pratirupata (equivalence) in Jain ascetic practice, focusing on the contrast between acelata (nudity) and savastrata (wearing clothes). It explains that in Jain tradition, two main schools exist: Digambara, where monks…
139 वां मर्यादा महोत्सव उन्मुक्त आकाश : अपरिमेय शक्ति
Jain Bharati, 2003
The text discusses the Terapanth sect, founded by Acharya Bhikshu, who is described as an iron-willed man who ignited the flame of morality in an unethical world. The term "Terapanth" is explained as "your path," not mine, reflecting Acharya Bhikshu's…
The Kharataragaccha Pattavali compiled by Jinapala
By Dasharatha Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1935
This brief note announces the discovery of a rare Jain Pattavali (succession list) of the Kharataragaccha compiled by Jinapala. The Pattavali comprises three sections: biographical accounts of Acaryas of the Kharataragaccha, a detailed chronicle of three…