Jinadattasuri
First Dādā Guru of the Kharatara Gaccha tradition
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Jinadattasuri was a Jain Apabhramsa poet and monk. He was born in 1075 and died in 1154. He was a contemporary of Hemchandra and a disciple of Jinavallabhsuri.[1] He was the first dadaguru of the Kharataragaccha tradition and won converts in Sindh. After his death at Ajmer, a monument was erected there and the place is known as Dadabari.[2][3]
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Jinadattasuri | |
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| Title | Dadaguru |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Śvetāmbara Kharataragaccha (Dadabadi) |
| Religious career | |
| Post | First dadaguru |
| Successor | Jinacandrasūri I |
Works
His Upadesharasayana-rasa (1143) is a didactic poem of 80 verse written in the form of a Rasa. In appreciation of his teacher Jinavallabhsuri, he wrote a didactic poem in 32 verses titled Kalaswarupakulakam in Apabhramsa and Chachchari.[4][5]
Gallery
A diorama in the Jain Museum of Madhuban depicting Jindattasuri
Memorial footprints of Jinadattasuri installed at Nakoda Parshwanath Jain Tirth
