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Bhutabali

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Bhutabali
Acharya Bhutabali
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ReligionJainism
SectDigambara

Acharya Bhutabali (1st century CE) was a Digambara monk. He along with Acharya Pushpadanta composed the most sacred Jain text, Satkhandagama..[1]

Legacy

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Shrut Panchami (scripture fifth) is celebrated by Jains in may every year commemorating Pushpadanta and Bhutabali.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Somasundaram, O; Tejus Murthy, AG; Raghavan, DV (2016), "Jainism - Its relevance to psychiatric practice; with special reference to the practice of Sallekhana", Indian J Psychiatry, 58 (4): 471–474, doi:10.4103/0019-5545.196702, PMC 5270277, PMID 28197009
  2. ^ Dundas 2002, p. 65.

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