Prabhācandra

Prabhācandra (c. 11th century CE) was a Digambara monk and author of several philosophical books on Jainism.

Acharya Prabhācandra
Personal
Born	11th century CE
Died	11th century CE
Religion	Jainism
Sect	Digambara

Life

Prabhachandra was a Digambara monk who flourished in 11th century CE.[1][2][3] He denied the possibility of any genuine intensity of action, whether good or bad, on the part of women.[1]

According to him, Kumarapala converted to Jainism and started worshipping Ajitanatha after conquering Ajmer.[4]

Works

• Nyāyakumudacandra : A commentary on Akalanka's work Laghīyastraya.[3][2]
• Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa : A commentary on Manikyanandi's work Pariksamukha.[3][2]
• Tattvārtha-vṛtti-pada-vivaraṇa : A commentary on Pūjyapāda’s work Sarvārtha-siddhi.[5]
• Śabdāmbhoja-bhāskara-vṛtti : A commentary on Pūjyapāda’s work Jainendra-Vyākaraṇa.[5]
• Pravacanasāra-saroja-bhāskara : A commentary on Āchārya Kundakunda’s Pravachanasara.[5] It was translated in Hindi by Muni Pranamyasagar [6]
• Śākatāyana-nyāsa.[5]
• Prabhavaka Charita (IAST: Prabhavakacarita): Biographies of Jain monks[7]

Notes

1. Dundas 2002, p. 57.
2. Soni 2013, p. 1.
3. Dixit 2013, p. 102.
4. Cort 1998, p. 97.
5. Soni 2013, p. 7.
6. Mitra, A., Sheshadri, K. G., & Jash, A. (2014). Duli Chand Jain. Jain Journal, 2013(2014).
7. Jayant P. Thaker 1970, p. 19.

References

• Cort, John E., ed. (1998), Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History, SUNY Press, ISBN 0-7914-3785-X
• Soni, Jayandra (2013), "Prabhācandra's Status In The History Of Jaina Philosophy" (PDF), International Journal of Jaina Studies, 9 (8): 1–13
• Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X
• Dixit, K. K. (2013) [1971], Jaina Ontology, Ahmedabad: L. D. Institute of Indology
• Jayant P. Thaker, ed. (1970). Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha. Oriental Institute. OCLC 20655908.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)