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Generic Name Epithet Position Religious Status Religious Affiliation Life Dates
Vijayānanda tapāgacchanāyaka muni (muni), sūri (sūri), paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara) Jaina monk Vijayaśākhā, Vijayānandasūrigaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 8 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Śrāvaṇa (śrāvaṇa) 1642 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1585] . Rohā, Rājasthāna, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1651 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1594]
  3. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 8 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Śrāvaṇa (śrāvaṇa) 1642 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - Tuesday (maṅgalavāra) 1 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1711Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1585 — 1655]
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1717 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1660]
  5. Death (mahāprayāṇa): Tuesday (maṅgalavāra) 1 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1711 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1655] . Stambhatīrtha / Khambāta, Gujarāta, India
  6. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1711 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1654]
Jineśvara kharatara, syādvādinām agraṇī, suvihitamunijanamukhya muni (muni), sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha, Candragaccha
Buddhisāgara Jaina monk Candragaccha
Keśara Jaina monk Vijayaśākhā
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1810 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1753]
Kīrtivijaya budha gaṇin (gaṇin), vācaka (vācaka), upādhyāya (upādhyāya), mahopādhyāya (mahopādhyāya) Jaina monk Tapāgaccha, Vijayaśākhā
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1700 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1644]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
Ānandakuśala paṇḍita Jaina monk Pārśvacandragaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1900 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1843]
Vimalendu Jaina monk Digambara
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1070 Śaka calendar (north India) (śakasaṃvat (paurṇimānta)) [1148]
Amara Jaina monk Tapāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1810 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1753]
Śivabhūti sthavira Jaina monk Digambara
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 609 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [82]
Vijayasena kālīsarasvatī, jagadguru, savāīguru, savāīhīra, bhaṭṭārakacakravartin sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Tapāgaccha, Vijayānandasūrigaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1604 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1547] . Nāradapurī
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1613 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1556] . Sūrata / Sūrata, Gujarāta, India
  3. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1670 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1614]
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1672 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1615] . Stambhatīrtha / Khambāta, Gujarāta, India
Ṛddhikuśala paṇḍita gaṇin (gaṇin) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1870 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1813]
Sthūlabhadra śrutakevalin, sthavira, caudapūrvadhāra sūri (sūri), gaṇadhara (gaṇadhara) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Birth (janma): 116 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-411] . Pāṭaliputra
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 146 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-381]
  3. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 116 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 215Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-411 — -312]
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 215 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-312] . Vaibhāragiri
  5. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 219 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-308]
Dhanīrāma Jaina monk Haridāsa Saṃpradāya (Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya)
  1. Birth (janma) Paṭṭī
Mallavādin vādin sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 60 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) [3]
Jīvadeva prabhu Jaina monk Vāyaḍagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): Friday (śukravāra) 1 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1724 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1668]
Devendrakuśala paṇḍita Jaina monk Pārśvacandragaccha, Tapāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1900 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1843]
Śrīcandra sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Rudrapallīyaśākhā
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1350 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1293]
Sumati Jaina monk
Satyaprakāśa muni (muni) Jaina monk Haridāsa Saṃpradāya (Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya)
  1. Birth (janma): 8 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 2038 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1981] . Kasāṇa
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 2036 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1980] . Sardūlgaṛha
Rūpacanda, Sorānā ācārya (ācārya) Jaina monk Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1572 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1515]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1580 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1524]
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1601 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1545] . Mahimapura, Bangālā / India
Varadatta Jaina monk Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1170-1210 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1133]
Sthiracandra Jaina monk Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1170-1210 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1133]
Vimalendu Jaina monk Rudrapallīyaśākhā
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1350-1375 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1305]
Bhāda ṛṣi muni (muni), gacchādhipati (gacchādhipati) Jaina monk Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha, Lauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1540 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1483]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1540 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1483] . Ahamadābāda
Śāntideva Jaina monk Digambara
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1040 Śaka calendar (north India) (śakasaṃvat (paurṇimānta)) [1118]
Yaśaḥkalaśa upādhyāya (upādhyāya) Jaina monk Rudrapallīyaśākhā
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1444 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1387]
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1422 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1365]
Somakalaśa Jaina monk Rudrapallīyaśākhā
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1430 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1373]
ŚIlasāgara sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Vinayasāgara Jaina monk Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Sthirakīrtī sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1278 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1221] . Jābālipura, India
Trilokāsiṃha gacchādhipati (gacchādhipati) Jaina monk Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa
Vālācanda pūjya ācārya (ācārya) Jaina monk Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1775 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1718]
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1829Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [ — 1748]
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1829 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1748] . Sāṃcīhara / Sāṃcaura, Rājasthāna, India
Ḍuṅgaraśī muni (muni) Jaina monk Dharmadāsa Sampradāya, Goṇḍalagaccha Moṭā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1792 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1736]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 10 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 1815 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1758]
  3. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1792 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1877Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1736 — 1820]
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1877 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1820] . Gonḍala / Gonḍala, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Pañcāyaṇa muni (muni) Jaina monk Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1580 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1524]
  2. Death (svargagamana) Mālavā, Mālavā
Vimalakīrti muni (muni) Jaina monk Añcalagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1711 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1655]
Lalitakīrti muni (muni) Jaina monk Añcalagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1700 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1644]
Sūndaraśīla muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
Vallabhaśīla muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
Nityavijaya gaṇin (gaṇin) Jaina monk Tapāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1800 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1744]
Rūpavijaya gaṇin (gaṇin) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1800 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1744]
Amaravijaya gaṇin (gaṇin) Jaina monk Jaina
Nathu Jaina monk Jaina
Devacandra paṇḍita (paṇḍita) Jaina monk Tapāgaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 1644 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1588] . Ahimadanagara / Ahamadābāda
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1697 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1640] . Sarotarā, India
Vivekacandra Jaina monk Tapāgaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
Unknown Jaina monk Mūrtipūjaka
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): Monday (somavāra) 9 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Māgha (māgha) 1350 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1293]
Khusālasāgara sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1789 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1733]
Dhanasāgara sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1789 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1733]
Bhuvanasoma muni (muni) Jaina monk Jinabhadrasūriśākhā
Harṣasoma muni (muni) Jaina monk Jinabhadrasūriśākhā
Raṅgasāgara muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
Cāritrasāgara muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
Vṛddhivijaya (Vṛddhicanda) śāntamūrti muni (muni), sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Sthānakavāsin, Haridāsa Saṃpradāya (Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya), Vijayaśākhā
  1. Birth (janma): 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1890 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1834]
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1890 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 7 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1949Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1834 — 1892]
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā): 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1908 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1851] . Dillī / Delhi, Delhi, India
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 7 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1949 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1892] . Bhāvanagara / Bhāvanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India

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