In short
Acharya Ravisena wrote the Padmacharita, the Digambar tradition's version of the Rama narrative, retelling the epic within a Jain ethical and cosmological framework. It later shaped how Jinasena approached Puranic writing in the 9th century.
At a glance
- Rank
- Acharya
- Tradition
- Digambar
- Era
- 7th century CE
- Key works
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- Padmacharita
Contribution
Ravisena authored the Padmacharita, the Digambar sect's version of the Rama narrative, recasting the epic within a Jain cosmological and ethical framework.
Life
Almost nothing independent survives about his life beyond his authorship of this one major text.
Legacy
Padmacharita became a central Digambar Puranic narrative, and later shaped how Jinasena approached his own Puranic writing in the 9th century.