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Dhruvasena

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 522. | work record
Label Dhruvasena, ācārya, 422-436 Vīra, Digambara
Generic Name
  1. Dhruvasena
Variants
  1. Drumasena (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. ekādaśāṅgadhārin

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 522. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Dhruvasena, ācārya (ācārya)
    Indian dates: 422 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 436Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -105 — -91
  2. Dhruvasena, sthavira (sthavira)
  3. Dhruvasena, ācārya (ācārya)
    Indian dates: 420 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 452Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -107 — -75

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 522. | work record
  2. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
    Note: Kailāśacandra mentions the date 442-454 vīrasaṃvat
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 522. | work record
  4. Jaina, Hīrālāla (ed.), (1939), pp 25,26. | work record
    Note: According to Nandiāmanā Paṭṭāvalī
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 522. | work record
Events
  1. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 422 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -105

Sources

  1. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
    Note: Kailāśacandra mentions the date 442 vīrasaṃvat
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Pāṇḍava, ācārya, Vīra 383-422, Digambara
    Indian dates: 420 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 452Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -107 — -75
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Kaṃsa, ācārya, 436-468 Vīra, Digambara
    Indian dates: 452 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 458Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -75 — -69

Sources

  1. Jaina, Hīrālāla (ed.), (1939), pp 25,26. | work record
  2. Jaina, Hīrālāla (ed.), (1939), pp 25,26. | work record
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