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Pandit Todarmal

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Pandit Todarmal
Born1719 (1719)
Died1766 (aged 46–47)
NationalityIndian
OccupationWriter
WorksMoksha-marga-prakashaka
ChildrenGumaniram

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]

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]

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  1. ^ History of the Jaipur City By Ashim Kumar Roy
  2. ^ a b Wiley 2009, p. 215.
  3. ^ Wiley 2009, p. xxxvii.

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  • 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