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Dhanagupta

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 332, 503, 660. | work record
Label Dhanagupta, about Vīra 228, pupil of Mahāgiri (Ailāpatyagotra), preceptor of Gaṅga (5. nihnavakṛt)
Generic Name
  1. Dhanagupta
Variants
  1. Dhaṇagutta (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 332, 660. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 332. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru): Mahāgiri, about Vīra 520, Ailāpatyagotra, preceptor of Rohagupta (Vīra 544, Kauśikagotra, founder of the Trairāśikaśākhā)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Gaṅga, 228 Vīra, pupil of Dhanagupta (pupil of Mahāgiri), creator of the 5. or Dvaikriyāḥ nihnava (doctrine of simultaneity)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 332, 660. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 332, 503, 660. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 228 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -299
    Location: Ullagātīra
  2. Residence (nivāsa)
    Location: Ullagātīra

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 332, 503, 660. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 660. | work record
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