Jinasena

Acharya Jinasena (c. 770–850CE) was a prominent Digambar Jain monk, scholar, and religious leader in 8th-century India He is widely known for composing the Adipurana and Mahapurana, considered the foundational texts of Jain Sanskrit literature, and for serving as the royal spiritual advisor to the Rashtrakuta emperor Amoghavarsha. He also finished the Jaidhavala commentary started by his guru Virasena. He is distinct from the earlier Jinasena, the author of Harivamsa Purana, who belonged to the Punnata Sangh, another branch of Digambar Jainism which describes the Jain tradition about Shri Krishna corresponding to the Hindu tradition given in the epic Mahabharata.

==Life== Acharya Jinasena was a 8/9th-century CE Jain scholar who belonged to the Panchastupanvaya. He was a disciple of Virasena, under whom he received training in Jain doctrine and scriptural interpretation. After Virasena's death, Jinasena continued his teacher’s scholarly tradition and expanded the literary scope of Jainism in southern India. He narrated the Jain tradition that Rishabhanatha first taught humanity how to extract sugarcane juice and that the fire by itself was not divine.