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Bhadrabāhu

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Hultzsch, Ernst (ed.), (1896), pp 24, 26-27, line 5. | work record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 632. | work record
Label Bhadrabāhu II, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 4-26 (499-551 Vīra), Digambara
Generic Name
  1. Bhadrabāhu
Variants
  1. Yaśobāhu (Generic Name)
  2. Jayabāhu (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
  2. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. svāmin
  2. aṅgadhārī
  3. aṣṭāṅgamahānimittatattvajña
  4. traikālyadarśī

Sources

  1. Jaina, Hīrālāla (ed.), (1939), pp 25,26. | work record
    Note: Epithet aṅgadhārin
  2. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, Cat.no.1, line 5. | work record
    Note: Epithet aṣṭāṅgamahānimittatattvajña, traikālyadarśī
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Bhadrabāhu, paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara)
    Indian dates: 14 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) 4 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 14 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 26Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: -53 — -31
  2. Bhadrabāhu, gaṇin (gaṇin)
  3. Bhadrabāhu, ācārya (ācārya)
    Indian dates: 499 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 551Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -28 — 24
  4. Bhadrabāhu, ācārya (ācārya)
    Indian dates: 492 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 515Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -35 — -12

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 632. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 632. | work record
  3. Jaina, Hīrālāla (ed.), (1939), pp 25,26. | work record
    Note: According to Nandiāmanā Paṭṭāvalī
  4. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Brāhmaṇa (Brāhmaṇa)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 401. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 632. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya): Śānti (or Śāntyācārya), about Vi.Saṃ. 136
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Guptigupta (Arhadbalin), 579-600 Vīra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 26-36, Digambara, (Prabhācandra)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 632. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 212. | work record
Events
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 26 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: -31
  2. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 492 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -35
  3. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Kaṭavapra / Kaṭavapra, Karṇāṭaka, India
  4. Drought (duṣkāla)
    Location: Ujjayinī / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  5. Fast unto death (samādhimaraṇa)
    Location: Kaṭavapra / Kaṭavapra, Karṇāṭaka, India

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 631. | work record
  2. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 3, Cat.no.1, line 9. | work record
  3. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
  4. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 3, Cat.no.1, line 5. | work record
  5. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 3, Cat.no.1, line 5. | work record
  6. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 4, Cat.no.1, line 8. | work record
Roles
  1. Explainer (vyākhyātṛ) of:
    Location: Ujjayinī / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayinī / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Gregorian dates: -53BC
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Yaśobhadra (or Yaśobāhu), ācārya 474-492 Vīra, Digambara
    Indian dates: 499 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 551Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -28 — 24
  3. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Lohācārya, paṭṭadhara 515-565 Vīra, Digambara
    Indian dates: 499 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 551Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -28 — 24
  4. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Guptigupta (Arhadbalin), 579-600 Vīra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 26-36, Digambara, (Prabhācandra)
  5. Co-wanderer (sahavihārī): Guptigupta (Arhadbalin), 579-600 Vīra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 26-36, Digambara, (Prabhācandra)
    Event: Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Kaṭavapra / Kaṭavapra, Karṇāṭaka, India Kaṭavapra / Kaṭavapra, Karṇāṭaka, India

Sources

  1. Hultzsch, Ernst (ed.), (1896), pp 24, 26-27, line 5. | work record
  2. Jaina, Hīrālāla (ed.), (1939), pp 25,26. | work record
  3. Jaina, Hīrālāla (ed.), (1939), pp 25,26. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 346. | work record
  5. Hoernle, A. F. Rudolph (1892), p 58. | work record
    Note: According to Hoernle he was the successor's successor: between Bhadrabāhu II and Guptigupta was Lohācārya (Locācārya).
  6. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, Cat.no. 1, line 6. | work record
  7. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 3, Cat.no.1, line 6. | work record
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