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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 300, 925. | work record
Label Skandila, ācārya, Vira 306 - † 414 Vīra, Vācanācārya, Vidyādharaśākhā, founder of Ṣāndilyagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Skandila
Variants
  1. Ṣānḍilya (Generic Name)
  2. Śānḍilya (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. vācanācārya
  2. daśapūrvin
  3. yugapradhāna

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Skandila, ācārya (ācārya)
  2. Skandila, vācanācārya (vācanācārya)
    Indian dates: 376 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -151
  3. Skandila, yugapradhānācārya (yugapradhānācārya)
    Indian dates: 376 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -151
  4. Skandila, sādhu (sādhu)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 13. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Clan
  1. Kauśika (Kauśika)
Caste
  1. Brāhmaṇa (Brāhmaṇa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Harṣapurīyagaccha (Harṣapurīyagaccha){S}-Vidyādharaśākhā (Vidyādharakula){SB}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 774. | work record
Events
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 414 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -113
  2. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 306 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -221
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 328 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -199
  4. Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 376 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -151
    Location: Mathurā
  5. Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 376 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 414Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -151 — -113
  6. Establishing a mendicant order (gaccha āraṃbha)
  7. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 306 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 414Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -221 — -113

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 925. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 9. | work record
    Note: At that time done Māthuri vācanā.
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 12. | work record
  9. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 220. | work record
Roles
  1. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya) of: Śyāmārya, ācārya, Vīra. 280 - † 376, preceptor of Śāṇḍilya († 409 Vīra), Vācanācārya, founder of Kālikācāryagaccha
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 376 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -151
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Siṃha, Vi.Saṃ. 278-356, sūri, yugapradhāna, successor of Revatīmitra (Vi.Saṃ. 219-278, yugapradhāna)
  3. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna) of: Śyāmārya, ācārya, Vīra. 280 - † 376, preceptor of Śāṇḍilya († 409 Vīra), Vācanācārya, founder of Kālikācāryagaccha
    Object: Yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 376 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 414Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -151 — -113
  4. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Kālika, lived 376 Vīra, author of Prajñāpanāsūtra
  5. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Revatīmitra (or Revantamitra), 352-450 Vīra, predecessor of Dharma († 454 Vīra, predecessor of Bhadragupta († 553 Vīra, or 454 – 93 Vīra))
  6. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya): Samudra, † 508 Vīra or 454 Vira, Vācanācārya
    Object: Vacanācāryapada (vācanācāryapada)
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 414 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -113
  7. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna): Revatīmitra (or Revantamitra), 352-450 Vīra, predecessor of Dharma († 454 Vīra, predecessor of Bhadragupta († 553 Vīra, or 454 – 93 Vīra))
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 414 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 450Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -113 — -77

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 47, 9. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 13. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 300. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 725. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 9. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 227, 13. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 14. | work record
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