You are here: Home > Person Record

Sūrasena

Person Record
Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
Label Surasena, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 125-167, successor of Naradeva
Generic Name
  1. Sūrasena
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Surasena, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 221, 19. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Father: Unknown, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 120, father of Sūrasena, follower of Naradeva

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Naradeva, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 125, successor of Nāgadinna
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Dharmakīrti, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 150-210, Successor of Surasena

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
Events
  1. Wandering (vihāra)
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
    Location: Cittoḍa, Rājasthāna / Rājasthāna, Cittoḍa, India
  2. Four months rains retreat (cāturmāsa)
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
    Location: Mandosara, Rajasṭhāna, India
  3. Prohibition of the slaughter of animals (jīva-amāri)
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
    Location: Cittoḍa, Rājasthāna / Rājasthāna, Cittoḍa, India
  4. Wandering (vihāra)
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
    Location: Mandosara, Rajasṭhāna, India
  5. Fast unto death (sallekhanā)
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
    Location: Citrakūṭa / Cittauṛagaṛha, Rājasthāna, Mevāṛa, India
  6. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
    Location: Hastināpura / Hastināpura, Uttara Pradeśa, India
  7. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 125 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 167Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 69 — 111

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 19. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 19. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 19. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221. | work record
Roles
  1. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Caṇḍi, reigned about Vi.Saṃ. 167, king of Cittoḍa
    Object: Doctrine (dharma)
    Event: Prohibition of the slaughter of animals (jīva-amāri)
    Location: Cittoḍa, Rājasthāna / Rājasthāna, Cittoḍa, India Cittoḍa, Rājasthāna / Rājasthāna, Cittoḍa, India
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
  2. Preceptor of an initiate (dīkṣāguru) of: Dharmakīrti, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 150-210, Successor of Surasena
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Mandosara, Rajasṭhāna, India Mandosara, Rajasṭhāna, India
    Indian dates: 167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 111
  3. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Naradeva, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 125, successor of Nāgadinna
  4. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣādātā): Naradeva, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 125, successor of Nāgadinna
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 125 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 69
  5. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Dharmakīrti, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 150-210, Successor of Surasena

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 19. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 19. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 18. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 221, 20. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Sūrasena

SOAS University of London

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.

The Leverhulme Trust

Partners

Copyright and Data

The Jaina Prosopography Database is publicly available and free at the point of access. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, provided this publication is acknowledged.

Banner Image

Detail of 13th century Digambare image-canopy (Pratimā-vitāna) from Hiṅgalājagaṛh (Maṇḍasaur), Central Museum Indore. Photo Credit: Ingrid Schoon 23.12.2019.