Alternative spellings of this word include Gachchhanayaka.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Gacchanāyaka (गच्छनायक) refers to the “leader of a gaccha (monastic order)”, according to the Gururājagīta (dealing with individual religious teachers in Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The title Gururājagīta (“song in honour of the teacher-king”) is rather unassuming. But the two short compositions are in fact lively invitations to pay homage to Jinarājasūri, successor of Jinasiṃhasūri as the head of the kharataragaccha. [...] Jinarājasūri was born in Bikaner in VS 1647, ordained under Jinasiṃhasūri in VS 1656 and became leader of the kharataragaccha (gacchanāyaka) in VS 1674.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Partial matches: Nayaka, Gaccha.

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