Haribhadra, a Shvetambara monk of Chittor, wrote across logic, yoga, narrative, and doctrine in Sanskrit and Prakrit, and he is credited with hundreds of works. His survey of the six schools of Indian philosophy states rival positions with a fairness unusual for his age, and his writings on yoga placed Jain practice inside the wider Indian conversation. He remains the classical age's most versatile Jain intellect.
Tagged: Jain Shvetambara
The Event
- Date
- 8th-9th century (approximate)
- Era
- Classical and Medieval; Standard periodization of Jain history
- Location
- Chittorgarh, Rajasthan; today Chittorgarh, India
- Traditions
- Jainism
- Streams
- Shvetambara
- Key figures
- Haribhadra
- Key texts
- Yogabindu, Shaddarshanasamuccaya
Primary Sources
- The Jain inscriptional and temple record of the period.
Secondary Sources
- Dundas, Paul. The Jains. 2nd ed., Routledge, 2002.
- Wiley, Kristi L. Historical Dictionary of Jainism. Scarecrow Press, 2004.
Provenance: HIST-0607; confidence 0.85; accessed 2026-10-27.
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