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Catalogue
- Kapadia 1935 (1)
- List of Oriental MSS. Class Catalogue of Oriental MSS. [unpublished manuscript] (Cambridge: 1900–) (1)
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Generic Name	Epithet	Position	Religious Status	Religious Affiliation	Life Dates
Suhastin	daśapūrvadhārin	ārya (ārya), sādhu (sādhu)	Jaina monk	Vidyādharaśākhā	Birth (janma): 191 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-336] Initiation (dīkṣā): 221 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-306] Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 191 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 291Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-336 — -236] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 265 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-262] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 291 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-236] . Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Death (mahāprayāṇa): 293 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-234]
Jinacandra	paramavara	sūri (sūri), gacchapati (gacchapati), muni (muni)	Jaina monk	Bṛhatkharataragaccha, Kharataragaccha	Birth (janma): 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Caitra (caitra) 1595 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1538] . Vaḍalīgrāma (near Timarīnagara) Initiation (dīkṣā): 1604 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1547] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āśvina (āśvina) 1670 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1613] . Venātaṭa
Pārśvacandra	paṇḍita	upādhyāya (upādhyāya), paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara), gacchādhirāja (gacchādhirāja), sūri (sūri)	Jaina monk	Nāgapurīyatapāgaccha, Pārśvacandragaccha, Vṛddhatapāgaccha	Birth (janma): Friday (śukravāra) 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) 1537 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1480] . Hamīrapura Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1537 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1612Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1480 — 1555] Initiation (dīkṣā): 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1546 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1489] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1612 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1555] . Yorapura
Umāsvāti	yugapradhāna	vācaka (vācaka), paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara), sūri (sūri)	Jaina monk	Sarasvatīgaccha, Śvetāmbara	Birth (janma) Nyagrodhikāgrāma Birth (janma) Girinagara / Saurāṣṭra Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 8 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Kārttika (kārttika) 101 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 14 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 142Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [44 — 85] Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 645 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 720Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [588 — 663]
Nāgārjuna	vācanācārya, siddhapuruṣa	yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna), sādhu (sādhu)	Jaina monk	Jaina	Birth (janma): 753 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [226] Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 356-434 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [338] Initiation (dīkṣā): 807 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [280] Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 753 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 904Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [226 — 377] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 434 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [377] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 432 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [375] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 904 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [377]
Lohitya		gaṇin (gaṇin), sūri (sūri)	Jaina monk	Jaina	Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 942 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [415] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 942 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [415]
Nāgahastin	vācanācārya, pūrvadhārin	sūri (sūri)	Jaina monk	Vidyādharaśākhā	Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 150-219 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [127] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 684 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [157]
Sādhuratna		paṃnyāsa (pannyāsa), paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara)	Jaina monk	Pārśvacandragaccha, Vṛddhatapāgaccha	Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1565Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [ — 1509] Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1565 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1509]
Ratnasiṃha			Jaina monk	Jaina	Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1665 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1608]

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