Mahapurana (महापुराण) or Trishashthilkshana Mahapurana is a major Jain text[1] composed largely by Acharya Jinasena during the rule of Rashtrakuta ruler Amoghavarsha and completed by his pupil Gunabhadra in the 9th century CE.

The first part is Ādi purāṇa written by Acharya Jinasena in Sanskrit.

The Trishashthilkshana Mahapurana was composed by Jinasena, Gunabhadra and Chavundaraya in 9th century CE.

[4] The completed and edited text was released by Lokasena, pupil of Gunabhadra in a celebration at Bankapura in the court of Vira-Bankeyarasa in 898 CE.

A widely used quote in Carl Sagan's Cosmos, written in the Mahapurana (Chap 4, verses 16-31, 38-40 [6]) is:[7] "Some foolish men declare that a Creator made the world.

Mahapurana was the model for Saiva Siddhanta Periyapuranam which gives biographies of the 63 individuals.