Pujyapada

Acharya Shri 108
Pujyapada
Ji Maharaj
Digambara Acharya
Personal life
Born
Devanandi

464 CE
Died524 (aged 5960)
Parents
  • Madhava Bhatta (father)
  • Shridevi (mother)
Notable work(s)Sarvārthasiddhi, Iṣṭopadeśa
Religious life
ReligionJainism
SectDigambara
Religious career
Disciples

Acharya Pujyapada or Pūjyapāda (464–524 CE) was a renowned grammarian and acharya (philosopher monk) belonging to the Digambara tradition of Jains. It was believed that he was worshiped by demigods on the account of his vast scholarship and deep piety, and thus, he was named Pujyapada. He was said to be the guru of King Durvinita of the Western Ganga dynasty.