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Acharya Gunasena
Gunasena (Jinasena II)
Personal life
Born850
Died900
Era9th century CE
Notable work(s)"Dhavala" (co-authored)
Religious life
ReligionJainism
SectDigambar
Religious career
TeacherJinasena
PredecessorAcharya Jinasena
SuccessorGunabhadra
Disciples

Acharya Gunasena (Jinasena II), known more commonly in modern scholarship as Jinasena II, was a 9th-century CE Digambara Jain monk, scholar, and spiritual leader. He was a Senior disciple of Acharya Jinasena and is renowned for completing major Jain commentarial and narrative works.[1] He served as the spiritual guide (rajaguru) to Krishna II (Akalavarsha), of the Rashtrakuta Empire.[2]

Life and background

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Gunaseṇa belonged to the Digambara tradition of Jainism and lived during the Rashtrakuta period in southern India. He was A senior disciple of renowned scholar Acharya Jinasena. and is mentioned in Kannada ("Prashasti" by Lokasena), as the teacher of Gunabhadra, Along with Acharya Jinasena[3][4]

Gunaseṇa was the royal spiritual preceptor (rajaguru) of Rashtrakuta king Krishna II, one of the greatest patrons of Jainism in Indian history.[5] He later continued in this capacity under Krishna II, Amoghavarsha's successor. Under their patronage, Jain philosophy, literature, and temple architecture experienced significant growth.[6]

Works

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Dhavala commentary

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Gunaseṇa completed the extensive commentary on the Shatkhandagama, one of the earliest and most sacred Digambara Jain texts. The commentary, known as the Dhavala and Mahādhavala, was initiated by Acharya Virasena. These texts provide systematic discussions of Jain karma theory, the classifications of the soul (jīva), and the metaphysical framework of Jain cosmology.[7]

Legacy

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Gunaseṇa is regarded as an important figure in the Digambara tradition for his philosophical and literary contributions. He is credited with completing the Dhavala commentary, a work that established his role in the transmission of Jain doctrinal thought. His disciple Guṇabhadra later completed the Uttarapurana,together with which the Ādi purāṇa forms the Mahapurana.[8]

As the guru to two successive Rashtrakuta rulers, his influence extended beyond religious circles into political and cultural spheres.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nagarajaiah 1999, p. 45-50
  2. ^ Dundas 2002, p. 27
  3. ^ Upadhye 1965, pp. 41–43
  4. ^ Nagarajaiah 1999, p. 50-53
  5. ^ Nagarajaiah 1999, p. 40-44
  6. ^ Jaini 1979, p. 118
  7. ^ Dundas 2002, pp. 74–75
  8. ^ Jaini 1979, p. 121
  9. ^ Dundas 2002, pp. 26–28

Bibliography

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  • Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1979). The Jaina Path of Purification. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520034945. OCLC 4779344. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  • Cort, John E. (2010). Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195385021. OCLC 316835730. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  • ⁠Dundas, Paul (2002). The Jains (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 0-203-39827-0. OCLC 252916273. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  • Upadhye, A. N. (1965). "Jinasena and his Literary Contributions". Jaina Sahitya aur Itihasa. Mysore: Mysore University Publications. OCLC 3115715. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  • ⁠Nagarajaiah, Hampa (1999). Jainism in Southern Karnataka. Bangalore: Sapna Book House. OCLC 45166444. Retrieved 7 August 2025.