Tapa Gaccha

[3] Several successful Sanskrit scholars belonged to Tapa Gaccha, including Hiravijaya, Meghavijaya, Yashovijaya, Vijayanandsuri among others.

[6] Under Vijayanandsuri's leadership and other monks, the Shwetambara Murtipujak Conference was established in 1893 which reformed mendicant as well as lay religious practices.

[6] Today, the majority of its followers live in states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Anandji Kalyanji Trust, which manages 1200 Jain temples, unsuccessfully attempted several times to resolve the issue.

[9] Other distinguishing factors include the veneration of gurus using Vasakshep (a sandalwood powder used for worship) between these two fractions.

A representative painting of Ācarya Jagatcandrasūri, after whom the subsect was named Tapā Gaccha
Idol of three prominent Ācaryas from Tapā Gaccha; Hiravijay Suri (left), Jagatcandrasūri (center) & Vijayanand Suri (right)