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Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent Indian Jain scholar and writer.History of the Jaipur City By Ashim Kumar Roy He led the creation of ''terapanthi'' community among 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 ...
'' Jains by rejecting the authority of '' bhattarakas''. He wrote ''moksha-marga-prakashaka''. His son, Gumaniram, formed a sub-sect named ''Gumanapantha'' in 1770s and named it ''shuddha terapantha amana'' (pure ''terapantha'' tradition) by making the rules stricter.


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* Fatehgarh Sahib


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* * 1719 births 1766 deaths Scholars of Jainism Indian Jain monks 18th-century Indian Jains 18th-century Jain monks 18th-century Indian monks People from Fatehgarh Sahib district {{India-academic-bio-stub