Pandit Todarmal

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| birth_date = {{birth date text|1719}}

| death_date = {{death year and age|1766|1719}}

| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Writer

| children = Gumaniram

| works = Moksha-marga-prakashaka

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Pandit Todarmal (1719–1766) was an eminent Indian Jain scholar and writer.History of the Jaipur City By Ashim Kumar Roy He led the creation of terapanthi community among the Digambara Jains by rejecting the authority of bhattarakas.{{sfn|Wiley|2009|p=215}} He wrote moksha-marga-prakashaka.{{sfn|Wiley|2009|p=xxxvii}}

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.{{sfn|Wiley|2009|p=215}}

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  • {{citation |last=Dahiya |first=Amardeep S. |title=Founder of the Khalsa: The Life and Times of Guru Gobind Singh |url={{Google books|UA09BAAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes}} |year=2014 |publisher=Hay House Publishers (India) Pvt. Limited |isbn=978-93-81398-53-1 }}
  • {{citation |last=Wiley |first=Kristi L. |title=The A to Z of Jainism |url={{Google books|cIhCCwAAQBAJ|plainurl=yes}} |year=2009 | volume=38 |publisher=Scarecrow |isbn=978-0-8108-6337-8 }}

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