Tag: Jain epistemology

Acharya Akalanka: The Unmatched Jain Logician and Defender of Anekantavada

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Posted on November 17, 2025November 17, 2025
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Acharya Akalanka (720–780 CE, approx.) is widely celebrated as one of the greatest logicians, philosophers, and intellectual defenders of the Jain tradition. Known as the “Pitamaha of Jain Logic” and the “Master of Anekantavada,” he…

Acharya Samantabhadra: The Brilliant Jain Logician and Defender of the Faith

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Posted on November 16, 2025November 16, 2025
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Acharya Samantabhadra, one of the most celebrated philosophers of the Digambara Jain tradition, occupies a towering place in India’s intellectual history. Living around the 2nd century CE, he was a monk, poet, logician, metaphysician, and…