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Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 427, 688. | work record
Label Merutuṅga, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1426-1471, Añcalagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Merutuṅga
Honorific or Epithet
  1. gaccheśa

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Merutuṅga, sūri (sūri)
    Location: Śāla
    Indian dates: 1426 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - before 1471Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1369 — 1414
  2. Merutuṅga, gacchanāyaka (gacchanāyaka)
    Location: Śāla
    Indian dates: 1446 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1389

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 688, 817. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 688, 817. | work record
    Note: Klatt, Jaina-Onomasticon, p. 817: Vi.Saṃ. 1436
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Añcalagaccha (Añcalagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 688. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Mother: Nāhūṇade, mother of Merutuṅga (Añcalagaccha, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1426-1471, born Vi.Saṃ. 1403)
  2. Father: Vajrasiṃha, Vorā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1400, Poravāḍa, father of Merutuṅga (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1426-1471, Añcalagaccha)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 545. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 743, 801. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya): Māṇikyasundara, about Vi.Saṃ 1480, Añcalagaccha, pupil of Merutuṅga (Vi.Saṃ. 1426-1471, Añcalagaccha)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Jayakīrti, sūri, Añcalagaccha, Vi.Saṃ. 1431-1500, pupil of Merutuṅga (Añcalagaccha, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1426-1471)
  3. Male teacher (guru): Mahendraprabha (or Mahendra), sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1389-1443, Añcalagaccha
  4. Female disciple (śiṣyā): Mahimāśrī, sādhvī, mahattarā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1445, śiṣyā of ācharya Merutuṅga, Añcalagaccha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 670. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 391. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 665. | work record
  4. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 458. | work record
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 1403 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1346
    Location: Nāṇīgrāma
  2. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 1471 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1414
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1418 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1361
  4. Mahattarā inauguration (mahattarāpadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1445 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1471Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1389 — 1415
  5. Conversion (pratibodha)
  6. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1469 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1412
  7. Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 1445 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1388
  8. Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 3 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1446 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1389
  9. Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1447 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1390
  10. Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Friday (śukravāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1449 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1392
  11. Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1452 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1395
  12. Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1452 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1395
  13. Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1452 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1395
  14. Inspiration (ādeśa)

Sources

  1. Jīrikāpallīpārśvanāthastotra, pp 542, 688. | work record
  2. Jīrikāpallīpārśvanāthastotra, p 688. | work record
  3. Jīrikāpallīpārśvanāthastotra, p 688. | work record
  4. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 458. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 121, 57.. | work record
  6. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 2. | work record
  7. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.7. | work record
  8. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.8. | work record
  9. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.9. | work record
  10. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.10. | work record
  11. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.12. | work record
  12. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.12. | work record
  13. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.12. | work record
  14. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.15. | work record
Roles
  1. Author (kartā) of: Jīrikāpallīpārśvanāthastotra. Lolāḍagrāma. Sanskrit (saṃskṛta).
  2. Author (kartā) of: Nābhivaṃśasaṃbhavakāvya.
  3. Author (kartā) of: Nemidūtakāvya.
  4. Author (kartā) of: Merutuṅga Bhojaprabandha. [manuscript].
  5. Author (kartā) of: Merutuṅga Meghadūtakāvya. [manuscript].
  6. Author (kartā) of: Navīnavyākaraṇa.
  7. Author (kartā) of: Sūrimantrakalpa.
  8. Author (kartā) of: Vicāraśreṇi.
  9. Author (kartā) of: Śatapadikāsāroddhāra [Śatapadīsamuddhāra].
  10. Author (kartā) of: Śrīkaṅkālayarasādhyāyaṭīkā (1386) .
    Indian dates: 1443 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1386
  11. Author (kartā) of: Yaduvaṃśasaṃbhavakāvya.
  12. Author (kartā) of: Rasādhyāyaṭīkā (1386) . Pattana / Pāṭaṇa, India.
  13. Converter (dharmaparivartaka) of:
    Event: Conversion (pratibodha)
  14. Consecrator of a building or material object (pratiṣṭhāpaka) of:
    Object: Jina image (Pārśvanāthabimba)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1469 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1412
  15. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Mūṇḍana, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1469, Prāgvāṭa
    Object: Jina image (Pārśvanāthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1469 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1412
  16. Consecrator of a statue (pratimāpratiṣṭhākartā) of: Mūṇḍana, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1469, Prāgvāṭa
    Object: Jina image (Pārśvanāthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1469 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1412
  17. Consecrator of a mahattarā (mahattarāpadakṛt) of: Mahimāśrī, sādhvī, mahattarā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1445, śiṣyā of ācharya Merutuṅga, Añcalagaccha
    Event: Mahattarā inauguration (mahattarāpadasthāpanā)
  18. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Bhādā, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1445, Prāgvāṭa
    Object: Jina image (Pārśvanāthabimba)
    Event: Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 1445 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1388
  19. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Kājā, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1446, Ukeśa
    Object: Jina image (Namināthabimba)
    Event: Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 3 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1446 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1389
  20. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Ṭhakkara Depāla, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1447, Mārū
    Object: Jina image (Mahāvīrasvāmībimba)
    Event: Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1447 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1390
  21. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Ṭhakkara Vikrama, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1449
    Object: Jina image (Mahāvīrasvāmībimba)
    Event: Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: Friday (śukravāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1449 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1392
  22. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Saṃghavī Boḍā, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1452
    Object: Jina image (Vāsupūjyasvāmībimba)
    Event: Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1452 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1395
  23. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Saṃghavī Laṣmāsīha, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1452
    Object: Jina image (Vāsupūjyasvāmībimba)
    Event: Instruction (upadeśa)
    Indian dates: 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1452 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1395
  24. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Unknown, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1456, Śrīvīra
    Object: Jina image (Candraprabhasvāmībimba)
    Indian dates: Saturday (śanivāra) 13 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1456 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1399
  25. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Kelhā, Śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ.1466, Prāgvāṭa
    Object: Pārśvanāthabiṃba (Pancatīrthī)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1466 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1409
  26. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Jayakīrti, sūri, Añcalagaccha, Vi.Saṃ. 1431-1500, pupil of Merutuṅga (Añcalagaccha, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1426-1471)
  27. Contemporary (samakālīna): Jayaśekhara, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1436, Añcalagaccha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 427. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 543. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 553. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 646, 688. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 685, 688. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 688. | work record
  7. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 688. | work record
  8. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 688. | work record
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 688. | work record
  10. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 688. | work record
  11. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 688. | work record
  12. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 710. | work record
  13. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 121, 57.. | work record
  14. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 2. | work record
  15. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 2. | work record
  16. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 2. | work record
  17. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 458. | work record
  18. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.7. | work record
  19. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.8. | work record
  20. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.9. | work record
  21. Pārśva (1963), p 2, cat.no.10. | work record
  22. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.12. | work record
  23. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.12. | work record
  24. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.15. | work record
  25. Pārśva (1963), p 3, cat.no.16. | work record
  26. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 391, 688. | work record
  27. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 396. | work record
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