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Jambū

Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 265, 388. | work record
Label Jambū, born 16 pre-Vīra, † 64 Vīra, disciple and successor of Sudharman and predecessor of Prabhava, last kevalin
Generic Name
  1. Jambū

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 44, 2. | work record
Variants
  1. Jaṃbū (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 270. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. svāmin
  2. śrutakevalin
  3. sthavira

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
  2. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 77. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Jambū, sādhu (sādhu)
    Indian dates: 0 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 20Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -527 — -507
  2. Jambū, gaṇadhara (gaṇadhara)
    Location: Mathurā
    Indian dates: 20 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 64Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -507 — -463
  3. Jambū, ācārya (ācārya)
    Indian dates: 24 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 62Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -503 — -465
  4. Jambū, kevalin (kevalin)
    Indian dates: 20 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 64Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -507 — -463

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
    Note: Birth and date mentioned in Jaina gurjer kavio
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
  3. Jacobi, Hermann (1932), p xiv. | work record
  4. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
    Note: According to Mūlasaṃgha Paṭṭāvalī.
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
    Note: Chadmastha and kevalin are not monastic positions strictly speaking.
Monastic Seniority
  1. Omniscient mendicant (kevalin)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Occupation
  1. Merchant (śreṣṭhin)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Clan
  1. Kāśyapa (Kāśyapa)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Unmarried (avivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Father: Ṛṣabhadatta, father of Jambū († 64 Vīra)
  2. Mother: Dhāriṇī, mother of Jambū († 64 Vīra)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 265. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 520. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (antevāsin) of: Sudharman, gaṇadhara, † 20 Vīra, successor of Mahāvīra and predecessor of Jambū, kevalin
  2. Male disciple (antevāsin): Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
  2. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 270. | work record
  3. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 77. | work record
  4. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, Cat.no.1, line 4. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016). | work record
Events
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 64 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -463
    Location: Mathurā
  2. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: -16 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -543
    Location: Rājagṛha
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -526
  4. Religious instruction (dharmopadeśa)
    Indian dates: 28 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 64Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -499 — -463
  5. Omniscience (kevala)
    Indian dates: 20 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -507
  6. Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 20 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 64Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -507 — -463
  7. Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  8. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 20 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 64Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -507 — -463
  9. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 24 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -503

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 8, 3. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 712. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 8, 3. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 8, 3. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 8, 3. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229, 2. | work record
  9. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 226, 2. | work record
  10. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229. | work record
  11. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
Roles
  1. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
  2. Male teacher of the doctrine (dharmopadeśakṛt) of:
    Object: Doctrine (dharma)
    Event: Religious instruction (dharmopadeśa)
    Indian dates: 28 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 64Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -499 — -463
  3. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya) of: Sudharman, gaṇadhara, † 20 Vīra, successor of Mahāvīra and predecessor of Jambū, kevalin
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  4. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna) of: Sudharman, gaṇadhara, † 20 Vīra, successor of Mahāvīra and predecessor of Jambū, kevalin
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 20 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 64Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -507 — -463
  5. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Sudharman, gaṇadhara, † 20 Vīra, successor of Mahāvīra and predecessor of Jambū, kevalin
  6. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
    Indian dates: 64 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 75Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -463 — -452
  7. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya): Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  8. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Viṣṇu, ārya, 62-76 Vīra, Digambara
    Indian dates: 62 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -465
  9. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna): Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 64 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 75Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -463 — -452

Sources

  1. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 78. | work record
    Note: Cf. Klatt 2016, p. 388.
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 44, 2. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 226, 2. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229, 1. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 900. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 44, 1. | work record
  8. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, Cat.no.1, line 4. | work record
  9. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 78. | work record
  10. Klatt, Johannes (2016). | work record
  11. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 226, 3. | work record
  12. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
  13. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, Cat.no.1, line 4. | work record
  14. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229, 3. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Jambū

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Detail of 13th century Digambare image-canopy (Pratimā-vitāna) from Hiṅgalājagaṛh (Maṇḍasaur), Central Museum Indore. Photo Credit: Ingrid Schoon 23.12.2019.