Guṇabhadra (Jain monk)

For the Buddhist monk, see Guṇabhadra (Buddhist monk).

Acharya Gunabhadra
Personal life
Era9th–10th century CE
Notable work(s)Uttarapurana (co-author of the Mahapurana)
Religious life
ReligionJainism
SectDigambara
Religious career
TeacherJinasena, Gunasena
Disciples

Acharya Guṇabhadra (9th–10th century CE) was a Digambar Jain monk and scholar. He is known as the co-author of the Mahapurana, a major Sanskrit epic of Jain literature. A disciple of Acharya Jinasena, He is also noted to have studied under Acharya Gunasena, one of the senior disciples of Jinasena. he is credited with continuing and completing the Jain narrative tradition during the Rashtrakuta period.

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