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Devendrasiṃha

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 187, 496. | work record
Label Devendrasiṃha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1323-1371, Añcalagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Devendrasiṃha
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Devendrasiṃha, sūri (sūri)
    Indian dates: 1323 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 1371Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1266 — 1314
  2. Devendrasiṃha, gaccheśa (gaccheśa)
    Indian dates: 1339 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1282

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Devacandra
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 496. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Son of: Saṃtoṣaśrī, mother of Devendrasiṃha (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1323-1371, Añcalagaccha, born Vi.Saṃ. 1299)
  2. Father: Sāntū, father of Devendrasiṃha (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1323-1371, Añcalagaccha, born Vi.Saṃ. 1299)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru): Ajitasiṃha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1283-1339, Añcalagaccha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 187. | work record
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 1299 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1242
    Location: Pālhaṇapura
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1306 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1249
    Location: Thārāpadranagara / Tharāda, Marvāḍa
  3. Sūri inauguration (sūripadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1323 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1266
    Location: Timirapura
  4. Gaccheśa inauguration (gaccheśapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1339 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1282
  5. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 1371 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1314

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 469, 496. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 456, 496. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Ajitasiṃha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1283-1339, Añcalagaccha
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Dharmaprabha, sūri Vi.Saṃ 1359-1393, Añcalagaccha
  3. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Dharmaprabha, sūri Vi.Saṃ 1359-1393, Añcalagaccha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 496. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 496, 514. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 514. | work record
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