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Śayyambhava

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 809. | work record
Kapadia, Hiralal Rasikdas (ed.), (1940), pp 91-102, Cat. no. 702-708. | work record
Label Śayyambhava, gaṇadhara 75 Vīra, † 98 after Vīra, successor of Prabhava († 75 after Vīra), predecessor of Yaśobhadra († 148 after Vīra), author of Daśavaikālikasūtra
Generic Name
  1. Śayyambhava
Variants
  1. Sijjaṃbhava (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 78. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. śrutakevalin
  2. sthavira

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 841. | work record
  2. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 78. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Śayyambhava, anagāra (anagāra)
  2. Śayyambhava, gaṇadhara (gaṇadhara)
    Indian dates: 75 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 98Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -452 — -429

Sources

  1. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 78. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 809. | work record
Monastic Seniority
  1. Living in a group like a sthavira (sthavirakalpika)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Clan
  1. Vātsya (Vātsya)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 756. | work record
Social Class
  1. Brāhmaṇa (Brāhmaṇa)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 8, 5. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 809. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Son: Manaka, about 100 Vīra, son of Śayyambhava († 98 Vīra)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 653. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (antevāsin) of: Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
  2. Male disciple (antevāsin): Yaśobhadra, gaṇadhara, † 148 after Vīra, successor of Śayyambhava († 98), predecessor of Sambhūtavijaya (Māṭharagotra, † Vīra 156)
  3. Male disciple (antevāsin): Sambhūtavijaya (or Saṃbhūtivijaya), gaṇadhara, † Vīra 156, Māṭharagotra, successor of Yaśobhadra and predecessor of Sthūlabhadra, yugapradhāna, Vācanācārya

Sources

  1. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 78. | work record
  2. Jacobi, Hermann (1884), p 78. | work record
  3. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 78. | work record
Events
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 98 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -429
  2. Birth (janma)
    Location: Rājagṛha
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 64 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -463
  4. Sūri inauguration (sūripadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 87 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -440
  5. Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 75 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 98Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -452 — -429
  6. Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  7. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 64 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 98Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -463 — -429
  8. Text composition (racanā)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 809. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 712. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 8, 5. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 8, 5. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 226. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 229, 8. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 44, 4. | work record
Roles
  1. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Yaśobhadra, gaṇadhara, † 148 after Vīra, successor of Śayyambhava († 98), predecessor of Sambhūtavijaya (Māṭharagotra, † Vīra 156)
  2. Author (kartā) of:
    Object: Manuscript (hastalekha)
    Event: Text composition (racanā) Daśavaikālikasūtra.
  3. Author (kartā) of: Ācārakathā. Prakrit (prākṛta).
  4. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya) of: Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  5. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna) of: Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 75 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 98Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -452 — -429
  6. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Prabhava, gaṇadhara, † 75 after Vīra, disciple and successor of Jambū, teacher and predecessor of Śayyambha
  7. Intended reader (paṭhanārthī): Manaka, about 100 Vīra, son of Śayyambhava († 98 Vīra)
    Work: Daśavaikālikasūtra.
  8. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya): Yaśobhadra, gaṇadhara, † 148 after Vīra, successor of Śayyambhava († 98), predecessor of Sambhūtavijaya (Māṭharagotra, † Vīra 156)
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  9. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna): Yaśobhadra, gaṇadhara, † 148 after Vīra, successor of Śayyambhava († 98), predecessor of Sambhūtavijaya (Māṭharagotra, † Vīra 156)
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 98 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 148Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -429 — -379

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 696. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 44, 4. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 473, 809. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 8, 44, 5, 4. | work record
  5. Kapadia, Hiralal Rasikdas (ed.), (1940), pp 91-102, cat. no. 702-708. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 809. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 226, 4. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229, 4. | work record
  9. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 44, 4. | work record
  10. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 474, 653. | work record
  11. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 226, 5. | work record
  12. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229, 5. | work record
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