Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent
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Jain
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scholar and writer.
[History of the Jaipur City By Ashim Kumar Roy] He led the creation of ''terapanthi'' community among the ''
Digambara
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'' Jains by rejecting the authority of ''
bhattaraka
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s''. 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
Fatehgarh Sahib is a city and a sacred pilgrimage site of Sikhism in the north west Indian state of Punjab. It is the headquarters of Fatehgarh Sahib district, located about north of Sirhind. Fatehgarh Sahib is named after Fateh Singh, the 7-y ...
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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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