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Location Ujjayanī , Avanti
Modern location: Ujjaina , Ujjaina , Mālavā , Madhya Pradeśa , India
People linked to this Place
  1. Jasū, ṛṣi, Vi.Saṃ. 1818, scribe of Pajjosavaṇākappa
  2. Bhadragupta, ācārya, † 553 Vīra, daśapūrvin, or yugapradhāna 454-493 Vīra, academic teacher of yugapradhāna Vajra
  3. Kālaka, ācārya, about Vīra.421- 455
  4. Pālaka, king of Avantī, reigned Vira.0-60, son of Caṇḍapradyotana (at the time of Mahāvīra)
  5. Nandas (first), about 60 Vira, Nanda dynasty
  6. Balamitra, Vīra 353-413 , nephew of Kālika (lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra)
  7. Bhānumitra, Vīra.353-413, nephew of Kālika (lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra)
  8. Nabhovāhana, King of Magadha, reigned 413-453 Vira
  9. Candragupta, Maurya king, reigned Vira.216, contemporary of Bhadrabāhu (niryuktikāra), his monastic name Prabhācandra
  10. Puṣyamitra, King of Ujjayinī(after Maurya era), reigned 323-353 Vira
  11. Gardabhilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 453-466 Vira
  12. Śaka, king of Ujjayinī, reigned 466-470 Vira
  13. Vikramāditya, reigned Vīra 470-530, king of Ujjayinī, son of Gardabhilla
  14. Vikramacaritra(Dharmāditya), reigned 530-570 Vira, king , son of Vikramāditya
  15. Bhāilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 570-581 Vira
  16. Nāilla, reigned 581-595 Vira, King
  17. Sarasvatī, sādhvī, about 421-466 Vira, Sister of Kālakācārya
  18. Samprati, † 291 Vira, Maurya king, grandson of Aśoka (son of Bindusāra)
  19. Jasū, ṛṣi, Vi.Saṃ. 1818, scribe of Pajjosavaṇākappa
  20. Bhadragupta, ācārya, † 553 Vīra, daśapūrvin, or yugapradhāna 454-493 Vīra, academic teacher of yugapradhāna Vajra
  21. Kālaka, ācārya, about Vīra.421- 455
  22. Pālaka, king of Avantī, reigned Vira.0-60, son of Caṇḍapradyotana (at the time of Mahāvīra)
  23. Nandas (first), about 60 Vira, Nanda dynasty
  24. Balamitra, Vīra 353-413 , nephew of Kālika (lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra)
  25. Bhānumitra, Vīra.353-413, nephew of Kālika (lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra)
  26. Nabhovāhana, King of Magadha, reigned 413-453 Vira
  27. Candragupta, Maurya king, reigned Vira.216, contemporary of Bhadrabāhu (niryuktikāra), his monastic name Prabhācandra
  28. Puṣyamitra, King of Ujjayinī(after Maurya era), reigned 323-353 Vira
  29. Gardabhilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 453-466 Vira
  30. Śaka, king of Ujjayinī, reigned 466-470 Vira
  31. Vikramāditya, reigned Vīra 470-530, king of Ujjayinī, son of Gardabhilla
  32. Vikramacaritra(Dharmāditya), reigned 530-570 Vira, king , son of Vikramāditya
  33. Bhāilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 570-581 Vira
  34. Nāilla, reigned 581-595 Vira, King
  35. Sarasvatī, sādhvī, about 421-466 Vira, Sister of Kālakācārya
  36. Samprati, † 291 Vira, Maurya king, grandson of Aśoka (son of Bindusāra)
  37. Suhastin, † 265 or 291 Vīra, Vāsiṣṭhagotra, disciple of Sthūlabhadra († 215 or 219 Vīra), yugapradhāna after Sthūlabhadra and before Susthita and Supratibhuddha, Vācanācārya
  38. Dhanapāla, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1029, resident of Dhārā, brother of muni Śobhana, author of Deśīnāmamālā
  39. Śobhana, muni, about Vi.Saṃ. 1030, brother and converter of Dhanapāla, pupil of Mahendra (Candragaccha)
  40. Caṇḍapradyotana, king of Avantī, at the time of Mahāvīra
  41. Pālaka, king of Avantī, reigned Vira.0-60, son of Caṇḍapradyotana (at the time of Mahāvīra)
  42. Nandas (first), about 60 Vira, Nanda dynasty
  43. Candragupta, Maurya king, reigned Vira.216, contemporary of Bhadrabāhu (niryuktikāra), his monastic name Prabhācandra
  44. Puṣyamitra, King of Ujjayinī(after Maurya era), reigned 323-353 Vira
  45. Balamitra, Vīra 353-413 , nephew of Kālika (lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra)
  46. Bhānumitra, Vīra.353-413, nephew of Kālika (lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra)
  47. Nabhovāhana, King of Magadha, reigned 413-453 Vira
  48. Gardabhilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 453-466 Vira
  49. Śaka, king of Ujjayinī, reigned 466-470 Vira
  50. Vikramacaritra(Dharmāditya), reigned 530-570 Vira, king , son of Vikramāditya
  51. Bhāilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 570-581 Vira
  52. Nāhaḍa, king, minister (Vi.Saṃ. 125-133)
  53. Kālaka, ācārya, about Vīra.421- 455
  54. Sarasvatī, sādhvī, about 421-466 Vira, Sister of Kālakācārya
  55. Nāilla, reigned 581-595 Vira, King
  56. Kālaka, ācārya, about Vīra.421- 455
Events linked to this Place
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa) of: Suhastin
  2. Birth (janma) of: Dhanapāla
  3. Birth (janma) of: Śobhana
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa) of: Caṇḍapradyotana
  5. Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka) of: Pālaka
  6. Reign (rājya) of: Nandas (first)
  7. Reign (rājya) of: Candragupta
  8. Reign (rājya) of: Puṣyamitra
  9. Reign (rājya) of: Balamitra
  10. Reign (rājya) of: Bhānumitra
  11. Reign (rājya) of: Nabhovāhana
  12. Reign (rājya) of: Gardabhilla
  13. Reign (rājya) of: Pālaka
  14. Reign (rājya) of: Śaka
  15. Reign (rājya) of: Vikramacaritra(Dharmaditya)
  16. Reign (rājya) of: Bhāilla
  17. Reign (rājya) of: Nāhaḍa
  18. Text composition (racanā) of: Kālaka
  19. Banishment (deśavaṭo) of: Kālaka
  20. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā) of: Kālaka
  21. Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka) of: Śaka
  22. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Dhanapāla
  23. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Kālaka
  24. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Caṇḍapradyotana
  25. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Nandas (first)
  26. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Nabhovāhana
  27. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Gardabhilla
  28. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Sarasvatī
  29. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Bhāilla
  30. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī) of: Nāilla
Roles linked to this Place
  1. Intended reader (paṭhanārthī) Jasū is: Intended reader (paṭhanārthī) of: Unknown
  • Male teacher of the doctrine (dharmopadeśakṛt) Bhadragupta is: Male teacher of the doctrine (dharmopadeśakṛt) of: Vajra
  • Breaker (ucchedaka) Kālaka is: Breaker (ucchedaka) of: Gardabhilla
  • King (nṛpati) Pālaka is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Nandas (first) is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Balamitra is: King (nṛpati)
  • Dedicated successor (yuvarāja) Bhānumitra is: Dedicated successor (yuvarāja) of: Balamitra
  • King (nṛpati) Nabhovāhana is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Candragupta is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Puṣyamitra is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Gardabhilla is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Śaka is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Vikramāditya is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Vikramacaritra(Dharmaditya) is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Bhāilla is: King (nṛpati)
  • King (nṛpati) Nāilla is: King (nṛpati)
  • Author (kartā) Kālaka is: Author (kartā)
  • Order of banishment (deśavaṭā ādeśakṛt) Balamitra is: Order of banishment (deśavaṭā ādeśakṛt) of: Kālaka
  • Insulter (apamānkṛt) Sarasvatī is: Insulter (apamānkṛt) of: Gardabhilla
  • Breaker (ucchedaka) Śaka is: Breaker (ucchedaka) of: Gardabhilla
  • Defeated person (parājita) Śaka is: Defeated person (parājita) of: Vikramāditya
  • Successor (uttarādhikārī) Samprati is: Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Kuṇāla
    • Works linked to this Place
    1. [Composition] Kālakācārya (-144) Kalpacūrṇicaturthaparva. [manuscript]Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India. .

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