Devasena (Jain monk)

Devasena
Personal
Religion	Jainism
Era	11th century CE
Sect	Digambara
Notable work(s)	Bhavasangraha, Darsanasara

Devasena was a Jain monk of the 11th century CE belonging to Mula Sangha. He wrote Bhavasangraha and Darsanasara. Devasena also wrote Ālāpa Paddhati ("The Ways of Verbal Expression"), which was translated into English by Vijay K. Jain in 2024.

References

Sources

• Jaini, Padmanabh S., ed. (2000), Collected Papers On Jaina Studies (First ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-1691-9
• Wiley, Kristi L. (2009) [1949], The A to Z of Jainism, vol. 38, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-8108-6337-8
• Jain, Vijay K. (2024). Ācārya Devasena's Ālāpa Paddhati – The Ways of Verbal Expression श्रीमदाचार्य देवसेन विरचित आलाप पद्धति. Dehradun: Vikalp Printers. ISBN 978-93-340-4626-7.

Further reading

• Devasena. Darśanasāra, ed. A. N. Upadhye, Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Institute 15 (1935):198–206.