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Devagupta

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 272, 485. | work record
Label Devagupta, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 995, Upakeśagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Devagupta
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Devagupta, sūri (sūri)
    Indian dates: 995 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 938

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 272, 485. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Social Class
  1. Kṣatriya (Kṣatriya)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 485. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Upakeśagaccha (Upakeśagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 272, 485. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru): Kakka, sūri, Upakeśagaccha, † Vi.Saṃ. 995

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 199, 40.. | work record
Events
  1. Self-demotion (svayaṃ padatyāga)
    Indian dates: 995 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 939
  2. Sūri inauguration (sūripadasthāpanā)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 199, 41.. | work record
  2. . | work record
Roles
  1. One who retired from office (padatyāgī) of:
    Object: Sūripada (sūripada)
    Event: Self-demotion (svayaṃ padatyāga)
    Indian dates: 995 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 939
  2. Consecrator of a sūri (sūripadakṛt) of: Kakka, sūri, Upakeśagaccha, † Vi.Saṃ. 995
    Object: Sūripada (sūripada)
    Event: Sūri inauguration (sūripadasthāpanā)
  3. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Kakka, sūri, Upakeśagaccha, † Vi.Saṃ. 995

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 199, 41.. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 199, 41.. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 272, 485. | work record
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