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Rohagupta

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 323, 549, 726. | work record
Label Rohagupta, 544 Vīra, Kauśika gotra, disciple of Mahāgiri, founder of the Trairāśikaśākhā
Generic Name
  1. Rohagupta
Variants
  1. Rohautta (Generic Name)
  2. Rohagutta (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 387, 461, 467, 544, 549, 726. | work record
    Note: Klatt 2016, p. 387: 'Jaṭādhara -Matam (= Trairāçika, 7. nihnava) 544 Vīrād Ārañjikā-nagare nirgataṃ, Ms. of a Vṛihat- kharatara-paṭṭāvalī'.
Byname / Nickname
  1. chaluka (chaluka)
  2. ṣatulluka (ṣatulluka)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 323, 384, 467, 726. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 45-46, 8. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Clan
  1. Kauśika (Kauśika)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 726. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Trairāśikaśākhā (Trairāśikaśākhā){S}
    Indian dates: 544 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 17

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 387, 461, 467, 544, 549, 726. | work record
    Note: Klatt 2016, p. 387: 'Jaṭādhara -Matam (= Trairāçika, 7. nihnava) 544 Vīrād Ārañjikā-nagare nirgataṃ, Ms. of a Vṛihat- kharatara-paṭṭāvalī'.
Family Relationships
  1. Younger brother of: Maṅgapa, son of Caicapa I

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 241. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Śrīgupta, † Vīra 548, preceptor of Rohagupta (Kauśikagotra, founder of the Trairāśikaśākhā)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Mahāgiri, about Vīra 520, Ailāpatyagotra, preceptor of Rohagupta (Vīra 544, Kauśikagotra, founder of the Trairāśikaśākhā)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 467. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 467. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 544 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 17
  2. Heresy (nihnava)
    Indian dates: 544 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 17
  3. Establishing a mendicant order branch (śākhāsthāpanā)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 467. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 544, 549. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 45-46, 8. | work record
Roles
  1. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Trairāśikaśākhā (Trairāśikaśākhā)
    Event: Heresy (nihnava)
    Indian dates: 544 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 17
  2. Heretic (nihnavakṛt) of:
    Event: Heresy (nihnava)
    Indian dates: 544 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 17
  3. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Vaiśeṣika Mata
    Event: Establishing a mendicant order branch (śākhāsthāpanā)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 467. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 544. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 45-46, 8. | work record
    Note: Believe in dravyaguṇādi six substance.
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