Taran Svami

Taran Svami, also spelled Taranswami, was a Jain monk and religious teacher of the Digambar Jainism, and the spiritual leader of the Taran Samaj. He lived in the 15th century central India. The traditional biographies consider him a ritual reformer for rejecting the authority of Bhattarakas and his emphasis on aniconism and inner realization. He was celibate (ब्रह्मचारी) and was initiated as a Digambar monk in his later life. He is credited for writing fourteen texts.