Jinadattasuri
Jain ascetic poet
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| Intro | Jain ascetic poet | |
| was | Poet Ascetic | |
| Work field | Literature Religion | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1075 | |
| Death | 1 January 1154 (aged 79 years) |
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Jinadattasuri was a Jain Apabhramsa poet.
He was born in 1075 and died in 1154. He was a contemporary of Hemchandra and a disciple of Jinavallabhsuri.
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His Upadesharasayana-rasa (1143) is a didactic poem of 80 verse written in the form of a Rasa. In appreciation of his teacher Jinavallabhsuri, he wrote a didactic poem in 32 verses titled Kalaswarupakulakam in Apabhramsa and Chachchari.