Pandit Todarmal

This article is about Jain scholar. For other uses, see Todarmal (disambiguation).

Pandit Todarmal
Born	1719 (1719)
Died	1766 (aged 46–47)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Writer
Works	Moksha-marga-prakashaka
Children	Gumaniram

Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent Indian Jain scholar and writer. He led the creation of terapanthi community among the Digambara Jains by rejecting the authority of bhattarakas. He wrote moksha-marga-prakashaka.

According to Pandit Bakhtawar Shah, Todarmal was arrested on a false charge of removing an idol and was executed by the order of a Jaipur ruler who was under the influence of some staunch anti-Jain individuals in the court, who had become jealous of his influence.

His son, Gumaniram, formed a sub-sect named Gumanapantha in 1770s and named it shuddha terapantha amana (pure terapantha tradition) by making the rules stricter.

See also

• Fatehgarh Sahib

References

Sources

• Dahiya, Amardeep S. (2014), Founder of the Khalsa: The Life and Times of Guru Gobind Singh, Hay House Publishers (India) Pvt. Limited, ISBN 978-93-81398-53-1
• Wiley, Kristi L. (2009), The A to Z of Jainism, vol. 38, Scarecrow, ISBN 978-0-8108-6337-8