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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 47, 252, 10. | work record
Label Kālaka, ācārya, about Vīra.421- 455
Generic Name
  1. Kālaka
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Kālaka, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 10. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 10. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Sister : Sarasvatī, sādhvī, about 421-466 Vira, Sister of Kālakācārya

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 253, line 7. | work record
Events
  1. Text composition (racanā)
    Indian dates: 353-413 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -144
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  2. Banishment (deśavaṭo)
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  3. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 453 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -74
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  4. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 421 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 453Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -106 — -74
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  5. Change in old tradition (sudhāra)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 30. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 30. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 32. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 47, 252, 10. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 10. | work record
    Note: He changes paryuṣaṇatithi. Sthānakavṛtti, Dharmopadeśamālāvṛtti, Prabhāvakacaritra, Puṣpamālāvṛtti and Samastakālakācāryakathā. as proof
Roles
  1. Breaker (ucchedaka) of: Gardabhilla, King of Ujjayinī, reigned 453-466 Vira
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Indian dates: 466 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -61
  2. Author (kartā) of:
    Event: Text composition (racanā) Kālakācārya (-144) Kalpacūrṇicaturthaparva. [manuscript]Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India. .
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Indian dates: 353-413 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -144
  3. Order of banishment (deśavaṭā ādeśakṛt): Balamitra, Vīra 353-413 , nephew of Kālika (lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra)
    Event: Banishment (deśavaṭo)
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  4. Contemporary (samakālīna): Khapuṭa, ācārya, born Vīra 484
    Event: Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 453 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 484Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -74 — -43

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 47, 252, 10, line 31. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 32. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 31. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 48, 10. | work record
    Note: Prabhāvakacaritra as proof.
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