Jainism in Gujarat

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Jainism is a religion and philosophy that has the most significant influence in Gujarat. The earliest known Gujarat text Bharat-bahubali Ras, was written by a Jain monk.

Of the most important people in Gujarat's Jain history were the Acharya Hemachandra Suri and his pupil, the Chalukya ruler Kumarpal.