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Generic Name Epithet Position Religious Status Religious Affiliation Life Dates
Amṛtacandra sūrāṇagaṇādhipa, śrīpūjya sūri (sūri), gacchapati (gacchapati), ācārya (ācārya) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1910-1940 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1868]
Aśvakaṇa sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1725 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1668]
Bhairavacandra sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1730-1750 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1683]
Bhaktādevī Jaina layperson female Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
Bhojarāja sūri (sūri), gacchanāyaka (gacchanāyaka) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha, Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1840 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 1822Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1783 — 1766] . Rājasthāna, Meṛatā, India / Rājasthāna, Meṛatā, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā) Phatepura / Fatehapura, Rājasthāna, Mevāṛa, India
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1822 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1766] . Rājasthāna, Meṛatā, India / Rājasthāna, Meṛatā, India
Harṣacandra paṇḍita sūri (sūri), gacchanāyaka (gacchanāyaka) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha, Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1860 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1803]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā) Sojata / Sojata, Rājasthāna, India
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1842 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1786] . Jayapura, Rājasthāna, India
Hīrākara sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1640 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1583]
Jagajjīvana sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1820 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 7 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āśvina (āśvina) 1816Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1763 — 1760]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā) Rājasthāna, Meṛatā, India / Rājasthāna, Meṛatā, India
  3. Death (svargagamana): 7 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āśvina (āśvina) 1816 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1760]
Jayavaraṃgadevī Jaina layperson female Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
Jinalabdhi śrīpūjya sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1920 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1863]
Koṭhārī, Jīvarāja Jaina layperson male Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
Lakṣmīcandra sūri (sūri), gacchanāyaka (gacchanāyaka) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha, Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1880 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1823]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1842 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1786]
Nagarāja bhikṣu (bhikṣu) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1890 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1833]
Nānakacandra ṛṣi Jaina monk Sūrāṇagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): VS 1932 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1876]
Navalakhā, Bhopatana Jaina layperson male Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
Nemi sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1740-1760 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1693]
Paramānanda ṛṣi Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
Rāmacandra gaṇin (gaṇin), upādhyāya (upādhyāya) Jaina monk Sūrāṇagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1935 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1878]
Ratanadevī Jaina layperson female Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
Rūpacandra sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1660 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1603]
  2. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1601 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1544] . Mahimapura, Bangālā / India
Sadāraṅga sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1800 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 1772Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1743 — 1716]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
  3. Death (svargagamana): 1772 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1716]
Vairāgya sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1680 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1623]
Vardhamāna sūri (sūri), gacchanāyaka (gacchanāyaka) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1780 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 1733Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1723 — 1676]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
  3. Death (svargagamana): 1733 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1676]
Vastu sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1700 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1643]
Vīrāpāla Jaina layperson male Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha

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