Pandit Todarmal

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

Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent Indian Jain scholar and writer.^[1] He led the creation of terapanthi community among the Digambara Jains by rejecting the authority of bhattarakas.^[2] He wrote moksha-marga-prakashaka.^[3]

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

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.^[2]

See also

• Fatehgarh Sahib