Jinacandrasūri II

Jinacandrasūri II
TitleDadaguru
Religious life
ReligionJainism
SectŚvetāmbara
Kharataragaccha (Dadabadi)
Religious career
PostFourth dadaguru
PredecessorJinakuśalasūri

Jinacandrasūri (1541–1613), also known as Jinacandrasūri II, was a Jain religious leader who served as the fourth dādāguru of the Kharataragaccha tradition of Śvetāmbara Jainism.[1][2] He was originally from Rajasthan.[3] He was able to meet Mughal emperor Akbar in Lahore in 1592, 1593, and 1594 due to the intercession by the Jain Osavāla official named Karam Chand Bachhawat. After meeting Akbar, he visited Multan (Mūlasthāna), Uch (Uccapuri) in 1595 and also visited the samadhi of Jinakuśalasūri in Derawar. After this visit, he returned to Rajasthan.[1] After his death, he was replaced as head or pontiff (sūri) by Jinasiṃhasūri, who maintained good-relations with emperor Jahangir. He is mentioned in the Bṛhatkharataragaccheśvaragurvāvalī (MS Or.812) treatise held in Cambridge University Library.[2] He should not be confused with other Jinacandrasūris who preceded him as Jain leaders and writers, such as Jinacandrasūri (active V.S. 1125; 1069 C.E.) or the 2nd dādāguru, Maṇidhārī Jinacandrasūri (V.S. 1197–1223; 1140/1141–1166/1167 C.E.).[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Flügel, Peter & Ahmad, Muzaffar. (2018). An Exploratory Survey of the Jaina Heritage in Pakistan. Jaina studies, 13, 26-32. Retrieved on 21 April 2026 from: https://soas-repository.worktribe.com/output/451306
  2. 1 2 "Bṛhatkharataragaccheśvaragurvāvalī (MS Or.812)". University of Cambridge Digital Library. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Nāhaṭā, Agaracanda (1951). Yugapradhāna Śrījinacandra Sūri (in Hindi). Rajasthan: Jhaverabhāi kesarībhāi Jhaverī.
  4. ↑ Cort, John E. AN EPITOME OF MEDIEVAL ŚVETĀMBARA JAIN LITERARY CULTURE A REVIEW AND STUDY OF JINARATNASŪRI’S LĪLĀVATĪSĀRA* (International Journal of Jaina Studies (Online) Vol. 5, No. 1 (2009) 1-33) (PDF). p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Sūri-mantra-paṭa (065.001)". Jainpedia. Retrieved 22 April 2026. There are several heads of the Kharatara-gaccha with the name Jinacandra-sūri. But it is likely that the footprints and homage refer to the one listed in the top right, who is one of the Dādā-gurus. These are the major teachers of this monastic order, who largely owe their fame to their miraculous powers (see Babb 1996).
  6. ↑ "Dada Guru". HereNow4u. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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