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
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