Acharya Shri Nemichandra Siddhanta Chakravarty | |
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| Born | 10th century |
| Died | 10th century |
| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Digambara |
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Nemichandra (fl. c. 975), also known by his epithet Siddhanta Chakravarty, was a Jain acharya from present-day India. He wrote several works including Dravyasamgraha, Gommatsāra (Jivakanda and Karmakanda), Trilokasara, Labdhisara and Kshapanasara.
Nemichandra flourished around 975.[1] He was popularly known as "Siddhanta-Chakravarti" (i.e. the Paramount Lord of the Philosophy).[2]
He was the spiritual teacher of Chavundaraya and their relation is expressed in the 1530 inscription in the enclosure of Padmavati temple, Nagar Taluka, Shimoga district.[2]
Nemichandra supervised the abhisheka (consecration) of the Gommateshwara statue (on 13 March 980).[2][3]
At the request of Chavundaraya, Nemichandra wrote Gommatsāra in 10th century,[4] taking the essence of all available works of the great Acharyas.[2] Gommatasara provides a detailed summary of Digambara doctorine.[4]
He wrote Trilokasara based on the Tiloya Panatti,[5] Labdhisara, Kshapanasara, Pratishthapatha and Pratishthatilaka.[6][7] Abhaya-chandra (c. 1325) wrote a vyakhyana on Nemichandra's Triloka-sara.[8] Indra-vama-deva wrote Trilokya-dipaka based on Nemichandra's Trailokya-sara, for Nemi-deva of the Puravata (or Pragvata) family.[1]
Earlier scholars believed that Dravya-sangraha was also written by him, however, new research reveals that this compendium was written by Acharya Nemichandra Siddhantideva who was contemporary to the Paramara king Bhoja.[9]
