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Ajita

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 187, 226. | work record
Label Ajita, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1174, Bṛhadgaccha, pupil of vādi-Devasūri
Generic Name
  1. Ajita
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Ajita, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Peterson, Peter (1887), pp Appendix p. 79-80, Appendix p. 79-80. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 187. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Bṛhadgaccha (Bṛhadgaccha){S}
  2. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Bṛhadgaccha (Bṛhadgaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Peterson, Peter (1887), pp Appendix p. 79-80, Appendix p. 79-80. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 187, 226. | work record
    Note: Klatt 2016, 495, 552: 'Succession: Deva-sūri, Ajita-sūri, Ānanda-sūri, Nemicandra-sūri.'
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Deva (vivādin), sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1174, †Vi.Saṃ. 1226, Bṛhadgaccha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 226. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1174 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1117

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 226. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Deva (vivādin), sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1174, †Vi.Saṃ. 1226, Bṛhadgaccha
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Ānanda, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1129, Bṛhadgaccha, successor of Ajita, predecessor of Nemicandra (Devendra)
  3. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Ānanda, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1129, Bṛhadgaccha, successor of Ajita, predecessor of Nemicandra (Devendra)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 226. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 226, 495, 552. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 226, 495, 552. | work record
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