Jaina Prosopography Database is a project at SOAS University of London. It is directed by Peter Flügel in collaboration with Kornelius Krümpelmann.
The project was funded by the Leverhulme Trust with Research Project Grant 2016-454.
Click on a name to view the corresponding Person Record. You can change the order of people by clicking on the column headings (Generic Name, Epithet etc).
You can refine the list of people by using the Filters on the left. You can also display statistical information about aspects of the people by clicking on the links to Bar and Bubble charts on the left.
Life Dates are given using the Indian calendar. Gregorian dates are presented in brackets, e.g. [1990].
| Generic Name | Epithet | Position | Religious Status | Religious Affiliation | Life Dates |
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| Sādhukīrti | vādīndra | gaṇin (gaṇin), upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha, Jinabhadrasūriśākhā |
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| Munisundara | kālīsarasvatī, vādigokulasaṇḍa, śyāmasarasvatī, tapāgaccheśa, sahastrāvadhānī | sūri (sūri) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Ratnacandra | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Unknown |
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| Padmavijaya | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Saṃvijñatapāśākhā |
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| Somasundara | tapāgacchanāyaka, gaccheśa, tapāgacchādhirāja, sakalasuvuhitapurandara, yugottamasūri | sūri (sūri), bhaṭṭāraka (bhaṭṭāraka), yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Amṛtacandra | sūrāṇagaṇādhipa, śrīpūjya | sūri (sūri), gacchapati (gacchapati), ācārya (ācārya) | Jaina monk | Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha |
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| Samayasundara | vācanācārya, kavirāya, vācanakalāvikalāniṣṇāta, tarkavyākṛtisāhityajyoti, samayatatvavid | gaṇin (gaṇin), vācaka (vācaka), upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Hemahaṃsa | gaṇin (gaṇin), mahopādhyāya (mahopādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Dharmasāgara | vādin, granthakāra, tārkikacakracūḍāmaṇi, vidvān | yati (yati), gaṇin (gaṇin), upādhyāya (upādhyāya), mahopādhyāya (mahopādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha, Tapāgaccha |
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| Jñānasāra | paṇḍita | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Uttamavijaya | muni (muni), gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Saṃvijñatapāśākhā, Tapāgaccha |
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| Devacandra | paṇḍita, mahārāja | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Yaśaḥsoma | guru | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Guṇavinaya | gaṇin (gaṇin), upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Sahajaratna | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Mohanalāla | Jaina layperson male | Vijayaśākhā |
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| Kanakasāgara | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Rājacandra | sūri (sūri), paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara) | Jaina monk | Pārśvacandragaccha |
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| Sūracandra | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Kuśaladhīra | upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Jaina, Kharataragaccha |
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| Jayacandra | kṛṣṇasarasvatī, tapāgacchanāyaka, tapāgaccheśa, bhāratī | sūri (sūri) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Ṛṇamalla | sādhu (sādhu) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Padmamandira | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Nanna | ācārya (ācārya) | Jaina monk | Koraṇṭagaccha, Nannācārya |
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| Guṇavardhana | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Koraṇṭagaccha |
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| Merusundara | upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Sumatiraṅga | paṇḍita | paṃnyāsa (paṃnyāsa) | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Śivanidhāna | mahopādhyāya | upādhyāya (upādhyāya), gaṇin (gaṇin), pāṭhaka (pāṭhaka) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Cāritrasiṃha | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Somadīkṣita | ṛṣi | Jaina monk | Gujarātīlauṃkāgaccha |
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| Jinakīrti | sūri (sūri) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Unknown | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Hemarāja | sāha, paṇḍita | Jaina monk | Digambara |
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| Megharāja | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Pārśvacandragaccha |
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| Tattvahaṃsa | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Somavimala | śatārthin, aṣṭāvadhānī | sūri (sūri), upādhyāya (upādhyāya), gaṇin (gaṇin), gacchādhipati (gacchādhipati) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Sadāsa |
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| Mahīratna | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Nāraṅgadi | Jaina layperson female | Jaina |
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| Unknown |
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| Ratnacandra | upādhyāya (upādhyāya), sūri (sūri) | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Yaśovijaya | paṇḍita | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Vijayaśākhā |
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| Ṣusthālī | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Saṃvegadeva | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Mehājala | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Unknown | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Ratnaraṅga | upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Tārācanda | Jaina monk |
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| Udayanandi | sūri (sūri) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Khemā | ṛṣi | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha |
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| Paṃcāyaṇa | ṛṣi | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha |
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| Unknown |
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| Māṇakacanda |
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| Bhagavānalāla | Householder male |
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| Unknown |
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| Vimalakīrti | sādhu (sādhu) | Jaina monk | Bṛhatkharataragaccha |
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| Kanakasundara | upādhyāya (upādhyāya), gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Guṇasena | sādhu (sādhu), paṃnyāsa (paṃnyāsa) | Jaina monk | Sāgaracandrasūriśākhā |
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| Jayakuśala | sādhu (sādhu) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Sakhīdāsa | Householder male |
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| Unknown | Householder male |
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| Unknown |
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| Unknown |
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| Māṇikyasundara | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Vṛddhatapāgaccha |
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| Padmasundara | sūri (sūri) | Jaina monk | Vṛddhatapāgaccha |
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| Jñānamūrti | Jaina monk | Añcalagaccha |
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| Pañcāyāṇa | Jaina layperson male |
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| Unknown |
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| Vidyāsaubhāgya | paṇḍita (paṇḍita) | Jaina monk |
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| Lakṣmīsrī | sādhvī (sādhvī) | Jaina nun | Tapāgaccha |
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| Nyāyasāgara | gaṇin (gaṇin) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Vibudhavimala | sūri (sūri) | Jaina monk | Vimalaśākhā |
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| Dharmaratna | sūri (sūri), ācārya (ācārya) | Jaina monk | Jaina, Dhaṃdhūkāpakṣa |
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| Unknown | Jaina monk | Sāgaraśākhā |
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| Unknown | Jaina monk | Sāgaraśākhā |
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| Rājahaṃsa | mahopādhyāya (mahopādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Guṇaharṣa | gaṇin (gaṇin), upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Añcalagaccha |
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| Unknown |
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| Unknown |
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| Śrīpāla | ṛṣi | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Savasī | paṃnyāsa (paṃnyāsa) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Prītasāgara | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Añcalagaccha |
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| Meghasāgara | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Añcalagaccha |
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| Dhanavimala | paṃnyāsa (pannyāsa) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Satyābdhi | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Vijayaśekhara | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Añcalagaccha |
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| Śrutasāgara | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Hīracandra | upādhyāya (upādhyāya) | Jaina monk | Tapāgaccha |
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| Khuśālavijaya | muni (muni), paṇḍita (paṇḍita) | Jaina monk | Jaina, Jaina |
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| Vivekahansa | sādhu (sādhu) | Jaina monk | Upakeśagaccha |
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| Kṣemarāja | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Kamalalābha | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Kharataragaccha |
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| Kṣemāvaraddhana | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Kapuravijaya | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Jaina |
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| Pitāṃbara | muni (muni) | Jaina monk | Añcalagaccha |
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| Unknown(1) | Unknown |
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| Unknown | Unknown |
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| Unknown(2) | Unknown |
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| Unknown | Unknown |
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Jaina Prosopography Database is a project at SOAS University of London. It is directed by Peter Flügel in collaboration with Kornelius Krümpelmann.
The project was funded by the Leverhulme Trust with Research Project Grant 2016-454.