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Skandila

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
Label Skandila, vācanācārya, † Vi.Saṃ. 344
Generic Name
  1. Skandila
Honorific or Epithet
  1. vācanācārya
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Skandila, ācārya (ācārya)
  2. Skaṇdila, vācanācārya (vācanācārya)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Brāhmaṇa (Brāhmaṇa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Father: Megharatha, about 800 Vira, Father of Skaṇḍila
  2. Mother: Rūpasenā, about 800 Vira, Mother of Skaṇḍila (Śāṇḍilya)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Siṇha (Brahmadipaka), about 800 Vira, Vācanācārya, founder of Brahmadipikaśākhā

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
Events
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 344 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 287
    Location: Mathurā
  2. Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 823-840 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 304
    Location: Mathurā
  3. Āgama recitation (āgamavācanā)
    Indian dates: 246-313 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 223
    Location: Mathurā
  4. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 748 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 221
  5. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 246-313 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 344Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 223 — 288

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Siṃha, Vi.Saṃ. 278-356, sūri, yugapradhāna, successor of Revatīmitra (Vi.Saṃ. 219-278, yugapradhāna)
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Siṇha (Brahmadipaka), about 800 Vira, Vācanācārya, founder of Brahmadipikaśākhā
    Object: Ācāryapada (ācāryapada)
    Event: Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Location: Mathurā Mathurā
  3. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Hemavanta (or Himavat), † 848 Vīra, predecessor of Nāgārjuna (Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
    Indian dates: 850-900 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 348
  4. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya) of: Siṇha (Brahmadipaka), about 800 Vira, Vācanācārya, founder of Brahmadipikaśākhā
    Object: Vacanācāryapada (vācanācāryapada)
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  5. Compiler (saṃkalanakartā) of:
    Object: Siddhāntāgama (Siddhāntāgama)
    Event: Āgama recitation (āgamavācanā) Jainasiddhāntāgama.
    Location: Mathurā Mathurā
  6. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Hemavanta (or Himavat), † 848 Vīra, predecessor of Nāgārjuna (Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
  7. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya): Hemavanta (or Himavat), † 848 Vīra, predecessor of Nāgārjuna (Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
    Object: Vacanācāryapada (vācanācāryapada)
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 20. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 19. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 947. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 47, 228, 9, 20. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 20. | work record
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