Shrut Gyan and Jain Acharya Lineage
In this post, I wish to document the lineage of Gyan from Mahaveer to some of the more recent Acharyas, and how the Gyan available in JinVani/Shastra/Granth from prominent Acharyas trace back to the Gyan imbibed from Mahaveer's DivyaDhwani. Most of the text below is copied with little modification from http://en.encyclopediaofjainism.com/index.php/Dwadshang_Shrut_can-not_be_written_In_the_form_of_Scriptures . This encyclopedia reference had good information which also matches the document available on this 2017 Shrut-Panchami pravachan by Pt. Sumat prakashji at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSubrEee97w . This wiki page also includes the names of various Acharya, albeit with a different time-reference - https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF#cite_ref-CortJ_1-0 Jain Vangmaya (literature) is in the form of Dwadshang or twelve Angas or Organs (parts). Presently available four Anuyogas of Digambar Jain tradition are o...
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