List of ancient Jains

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This is a list of ancient Jains .

NameOccupationWorksPeriodLocationCitation
KonguvelirPoetPerunkathai678 CE [1]
ThiruthakkatevarPoet Sivaka Chintamani [1]
PoyyamozhiKing [1]
GunaveerapanditharGrammarianNeminatha (a grammar work) and Vachanandimaalai (rules for poetry) [1]
BhavanandiGrammarianNannool (a grammar work)12th century C.E. [1]
Chinnammaiyar and PoonkothaiPoetsThiruchengottukuravanji and a treatise on Advaita17th century [1]
Chennabyradevi Queen of Suluva dynasty 1554–1602 AD Gerusoppa [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Krishnamachari, Suganthy (12 October 2017), "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion", The Hindu
  2. Prakash, BV (20 May 2014), "Royal remains of a glorious era", Deccan Herald