Home›Sources›Paul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)SourcesPaul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)RoutledgeCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Paul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/dundas-the-jains-routledge-second-edition.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Paul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/dundas-the-jains-routledge-second-editionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-paul-dundas-the-jains-routledge-second-e, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Paul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/dundas-the-jains-routledge-second-edition}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXPaul Dundas's standard academic survey of Jainism identifies the Digambara poet Jinasena, working in the ninth century CE, as the author, with his pupil Gunabhadra, of the versions of the Universal History that stand as the tradition's most authoritative account of the Tirthankaras' lives, of which the Adipurana forms the opening section.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (21 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The standard academic survey of Jainism, tier 1, matching the tier the map already gives its other foundational academic references, used here for Jinasena's ninth century dating and his authorship of the Universal History's opening section, corroborated by Wikipedia's more detailed account of his court role below.NotesWell-attestedUsed for Jinasena's ninth century dating and his identification as author of the Adipurana within the wider Universal History tradition.CitationAuthorWell-attestedPaul DundasPublisherWell-attestedRoutledge (Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices)URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/jains0000dund_2ediSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithDigambara, Denominations Well-attested This source names Digambara directly: "survey of Jainism identifies the Digambara poet Jinasena, working in the ninth century CE, as the author, with his pupil Gunabhadra, of the versions of the Universal History that stand as the..."Source Paul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)Paul Dundastier 1Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSpread Events, 13 claims: 3 well-attested, 8 holds, 2 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested10SourcesPaul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)Spread EventsJinasena Composes the Adipurana at Amoghavarsha's Rashtrakuta CourtHolds9SourcesPaul Dundas, The Jains (Routledge, Second Edition)Spread EventsJinasena Composes the Adipurana at Amoghavarsha's Rashtrakuta CourtGeneral References2Spread EventsJinasena Composes the Adipurana at Amoghavarsha's Rashtrakuta CourtKushan-Era Inscriptions at Mathura Date Jainism's Earliest Named CommunityComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year