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Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 492. | work record
Label Deva, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1020, Bṛhadgaccha, pupil of Sarvadeva (Bṛhadgaccha, about Vi.Saṃ. 1010)
Generic Name
  1. Deva

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 54,242, 37,37. | work record
Variants
  1. Rupaśrī (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 54, 37. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Deva, sūri (sūri)
  2. Ajitadeva, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 492. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 54, 37. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Bṛhadgaccha (Bṛhadgaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 492. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Sarvadeva, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 994, 1010, Bṛhadgaccha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 492, 517. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1020 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 963
  2. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Naḍḍūlapura / Nāḍola (Nadol)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 492. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 492. | work record
Roles
  1. Contemporary (samakālīna) of: Karṇadeva, king of Gujarāta, about the twelfth century
    Indian dates: 1200 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1144
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Sarvadeva, about Vi.Saṃ. 1120, successor of Deva (or Rūpaśrī, date unknown), predecessor of Yaśobhadra (about Vi.Saṃ. 1135-1150)
  3. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Sarvadeva, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 994, 1010, Bṛhadgaccha

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 54, 37. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 242, 37. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 241-42. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Deva

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