Amitagati was a Jain philosopher of the

Digambara ''Digambara'' (; "sky-clad") is one of the two major Jain schools and branches, schools of Jainism, the other being ''Śvetāmbara'' (white-clad). The Sanskrit word ''Digambara'' means "sky-clad", referring to their traditional monastic pract ...

school who lived in

Malwa Malwa () is a historical region, historical list of regions in India, region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic plateau, volcanic upland north of the ...

during the 11th century in the time of the Paramara rulers. His last known date is 1014 CE. His ''Dharmaparīkṣā'' is the story of two demi-gods ( vidyadhara), one of whom tries to convert the other to Jainism by pointing out the logical flaws of Hinduism. The text belongs to a long tradition of critical dialogue between Jain and Mīmāṃsāka thinkers.S. K. Chauhan, "Jaina Narrative Refutations of Kumārila: Relative Chronology and the History of Jaina-Mīmāmṣa Dialogues," ''Journal of Indian Philosophy'' 51 (2023): 239–261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10781-023-09533-9

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