Jaina Prosopography Database is a project at SOAS University of London. It is directed by Peter Flügel in collaboration with Kornelius Krümpelmann.
The project was funded by the Leverhulme Trust with Research Project Grant 2016-454.
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| Place | Person | Event Type | Institution | Start Date | End Date |
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| Mathurā | Somadeva, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 500-525, successor of Dhanamitra | Initiation (dīkṣā) |
512 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
[456] |
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| Mathurā | Vīrasena, about Vi.Saṃ. 950, preceptor of Devasena (born Vi.Saṃ. 951, Digambara, composed Vi.Saṃ. 990 Darśanasāra) | Residence (nivāsa) | |||
| Mathurā | Devasena, bhaṭṭāraka, Vi.Saṃ. 990, Digambara, preceptor of Nemisena (about Vi.Saṃ. 1010, Digambara) | Residence (nivāsa) | |||
| Mathurā | Nāganandin, vācaka, about 95 A.D., Koṭikagaṇa, Vajraśākhā, Sthāniyakula | Residence (nivāsa) | |||
| Mathurā | Dhanamitra, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 450-512, successor of Dayānanda | Wandering (vihāra) |
512 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
[456] |
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| Mathurā | Somadeva, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 500-525, successor of Dhanamitra | Wandering (vihāra) |
525 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
[469] |
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| Mathurā | Lakṣapati, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1350, time of Siddha, Vi.Saṃ. 1330-1371 | Pilgrimage (yātrā) | |||
| Mathurā | Jambū, born 16 pre-Vīra, † 64 Vīra, disciple and successor of Sudharman and predecessor of Prabhava, last kevalin | Death (mahāprayāṇa) |
64 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
[-463] |
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| Mathurā | Skandila, vācanācārya, † Vi.Saṃ. 344 | Death (mahāprayāṇa) |
344 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
[287] |
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| Mathurā | Skandila, ācārya, Vira 306 - † 414 Vīra, Vācanācārya, Vidyādharaśākhā, founder of Ṣāndilyagaccha | Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā) |
376 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
[-151] |
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| Mathurā | Skandila, vācanācārya, † Vi.Saṃ. 344 | Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā) |
823-840 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
[304] |
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| Mathurā | Skandila, vācanācārya, † Vi.Saṃ. 344 | Āgama recitation (āgamavācanā) |
246-313 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
[223] |
Jaina Prosopography Database is a project at SOAS University of London. It is directed by Peter Flügel in collaboration with Kornelius Krümpelmann.
The project was funded by the Leverhulme Trust with Research Project Grant 2016-454.