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Sūrācārya

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 259, 915. | work record
Label Sūrācārya, about Vi.Saṃ. 960, Nirvṛtigaccha, preceptor of Siddha (Vi.Saṃ. 962), successor of Śravaṇācārya
Generic Name
  1. Sūrācārya
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Sūra, ācārya (ācārya)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Nirvṛtikula (Nirvṛtikula){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 338, 548. | work record
    Note: Derived from Kauṭikagaṇa and Āryavajrāśākhā.
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Śravaṇa, ācārya, about Vi.Saṃ. 780, successor of Mānadevacārya
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Siddha (or Siddharṣi), sādhu, Vi. Saṃ. 962, Nirvṛtigaccha, author of Upamitabhavaprapañcā
  3. Male disciple (śiṣya): Garga, ācārya, Nirvṛtikula, preceptor of Siddha (Vi.Saṃ. 962)
  4. Male disciple (śiṣya): Garga, ācārya, Nirvṛtikula, preceptor of Siddha (Vi.Saṃ. 962)
  5. Male disciple (śiṣya): Della, ācārya, Nirvṛtigaccha, before Siddha (Vi.Saṃ. 962)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 259. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 338. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 338. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 259. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 42. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 960 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 903
  2. Paṭṭadhara inauguration (paṭṭadharapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 780 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 724
  3. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Mālavā, Mālavā
  4. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 780 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 724
  5. Drought (duṣkāla)
    Location: Unknown / Mālava
  6. Four months rains retreat (cāturmāsa)
    Location: Mahiṃdanagara, Mālavadeśa / Bhimadatta
  7. Fast unto death (sallekhanā)
    Location: Ujjayinī / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 338. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 40. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
Roles
  1. Contemporary (samakālīna) of: Jayānanda, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ 800, Koṭigaṇa, predecessor of Haribhadra
  2. Co-wanderer (sahavihārī) of: Jayānanda, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ 800, Koṭigaṇa, predecessor of Haribhadra
    Object: Ascetic wandering (vihāra)
  3. Appointee (padasthāpita) of: Della, ācārya, Nirvṛtigaccha, before Siddha (Vi.Saṃ. 962)
    Event: Paṭṭadhara inauguration (paṭṭadharapadasthāpanā)
  4. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Śravaṇa, ācārya, about Vi.Saṃ. 780, successor of Mānadevacārya
  5. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Siddha (or Siddharṣi), sādhu, Vi. Saṃ. 962, Nirvṛtigaccha, author of Upamitabhavaprapañcā
    Indian dates: 962 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 905
  6. Inspirer (ādeśaka): Jayānanda, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ 800, Koṭigaṇa, predecessor of Haribhadra
    Event: Paṭṭadhara inauguration (paṭṭadharapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 780 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 724
  7. Consecrator of an ācārya (ācāryapadakṛt): Jayānanda, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ 800, Koṭigaṇa, predecessor of Haribhadra
    Object: Ācāryapada (ācāryapada)
    Event: Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 780 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 724

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 41. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 259. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 40. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 223, 40. | work record
Visualisations
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