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Nāgārjuna

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 541. | work record
Label Nāgārjuna, Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna, predecessor of Bhūtadinna († Vi.Saṃ. 513), vācanācārya
Generic Name
  1. Nāgārjuna
Honorific or Epithet
  1. vācanācārya
  2. siddhapuruṣa

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 888. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
Title
  1. Yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 541. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Nāgārjuna, yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna)
  2. Nāgārjuna, sādhu (sādhu)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 52, 27. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 231, 25. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 541, 947. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Mother: Suvratā, about 730 Vira, mother of Nāgārjuna
  2. Father: Saṃgrama, about 730 Vira, Father of Nāgārjuna

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru): Pādalipta, about Vi.Saṃ. 350, preceptor of Nāgārjuna (Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Bhūtadinna, Vīra 864-† 983 Vīra, yugapradhāna, vācanācārya, successor of Govinda

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 579. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 9. | work record
Events
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 434 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 377
  2. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 432 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 375
  3. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 356-434 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 338
  4. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 753 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 226
  5. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 807 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 280
  6. Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 826 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 904Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 299 — 377
  7. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 904 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 377
  8. Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 826 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 299
  9. Āgama recitation (āgamavācanā)
    Indian dates: 826 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 299
  10. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 753 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 904Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 226 — 377

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 352, 541. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 541. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 541. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  9. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  10. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228. | work record
Roles
  1. Prior yugapradhāna (pūrvayugapradhāna) of: Bhūtadinna (or Bhūtidinna), Vi.Saṃ. 434-513, yugapradhāna, successor of Nāgārjuna (Nāgārjuna, Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
  2. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Stambhanakagrāma (Stambhanakagrāma)
  3. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya) of: Hemavanta (or Himavat), † 848 Vīra, predecessor of Nāgārjuna (Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  4. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna) of: Siṃha, Vi.Saṃ. 278-356, sūri, yugapradhāna, successor of Revatīmitra (Vi.Saṃ. 219-278, yugapradhāna)
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 826 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 904Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 299 — 377
  5. Compiler (saṃkalanakartā) of:
    Object: Literary work (racanā)
    Event: Āgama recitation (āgamavācanā) Jainasiddhāntāgama.
    Location: Valabhī / Vallabhīpura, Gujarāt, Saurāṣṭra, India Valabhī / Vallabhīpura, Gujarāt, Saurāṣṭra, India
  6. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Hemavanta (or Himavat), † 848 Vīra, predecessor of Nāgārjuna (Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
  7. Prior yugapradhāna (pūrvayugapradhāna): Siṃha, Vi.Saṃ. 278-356, sūri, yugapradhāna, successor of Revatīmitra (Vi.Saṃ. 219-278, yugapradhāna)
  8. Prior yugapradhāna (pūrvayugapradhāna): Hemavanta (or Himavat), † 848 Vīra, predecessor of Nāgārjuna (Vi.Saṃ. 356-434, yugapradhāna)
  9. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya): Bhūtadinna, Vīra 864-† 983 Vīra, yugapradhāna, vācanācārya, successor of Govinda
    Object: Vacanācāryapada (vācanācāryapada)
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 904 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 377
  10. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna): Bhūtadinna, Vīra 864-† 983 Vīra, yugapradhāna, vācanācārya, successor of Govinda
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 904 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 983Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 377 — 456
  11. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Govinda, † 877 Vīra, yugapradhāna, Vācanācārya, successor of Nāgārjuna
  12. Prior yugapradhāna (pūrvayugapradhāna): Brahmadvīpa, about Vīra 1000, yugapradhāna, successor of Revatīmitra (about Vīra 1000, yugapradhāna)
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 541. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 52, 27. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 541. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 25. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 21. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 9. | work record
  8. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 885. | work record
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 947. | work record
  10. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 228, 22. | work record
  11. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 26. | work record
  12. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 9. | work record
  13. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 52, 27. | work record
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