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Official name | Acharya Ravisena |
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Religion | Jainism |
Sect | Digambara |
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Acharya Ravisena was a seventh century Digambara Jain Acharya, who wrote Padmapurana (Jain Ramayana) in Sanskrit in 678 AD.[1][2] In Padmapurana, he mentions about a ceremony called suttakantha, which means the thread hanging from neck.[3]
Ravishena and his Padmapurana has been mentioned in Kuvalaya-mālā of Udyotana Suri (Vikram 835) and Jinasena in his Harivansha Purana (Vikram 840).[4]
Padmapurana is said to follow Paumachariya, although it sometimes departs from it. In the Jain tradition, Rama is a Balabhadra, who is non-violent. According to Padma Purana, Ravana was killed by Lakshmana. After having rules for many years, Rama, became a muni and eventually attained nirvana.[5]
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