jain sadhu list
Here is a simple list of some well-known Jain sadhus (monks) across Digambar and Shvetambar traditions. If you’d like, I can give brief bios for each.
- Mahavira (Nirgrantha/Svetambara lineage; 24th Tirthankar)
- Kundakunda (Acharya, Digambar tradition; important philosopher-saint)
- Gunabhadra (Acharya in some lineages; noted Jain monk and scholar)
- Pushpadanta (Digambar monk and author in ancient Jain texts)
- Bhadrabahu (great Digambar sage and leader during the period of exile)
- Umaswati (Acharya, also known as Tattvarthasutra author; Svetambara tradition)
- Hemachandra (Svetambara monk, polymath-poet and scholar)
- Tulsi (Acharya Tulsi; modern Digambar reformer and founder of Jain Vishva Bharati)
If you want, I can share short, authentic summaries (arth) for each name and note which details differ between Digambar and Shvetambar traditions.