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Jain acharyas
Distinguished Caribhadra-suri
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His versatile scholarship, unmatched knowledge, acute critical faculty and mastery of language has earned him a distinguished place in the history of Indian literature. Haribhadra was also a powerful reformist as well as a skillful and ironic writer of stories. He was considered an innovator in writing works on the science of yoga. His works include Yogabindu and Yogashatak among a total of 1,444 works.
7th Century AD
Kalikalsarvagna Hemchandra
He was an effective administrator as well as a great literary figure. Under his guidance, the widespread work of animal protection was carried out in Gujarat in the twelfth century. Trishasti-shaläkä-purush is his great creation
of the biographies of sixty-three great personalities of the Jain religion. He also contributed extensively in the field of poetry, grammar, history, as well as state welfare.
12th Century AD
Hirvijaysuri a spiritual guide to Akbar
Hirvijaysuri showed that with wisdom and a broad vision of life, a sage of one religion can impress the Emperor of another faith. Influenced by him, the Moghul Emperor Akbar granted his wish to free the prisoners, release caged birds and stop the slaughter of animals during the eight days of Paryushan (Jain festival of forgiveness)
16th Century AD
