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Mahāvīra

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 662, 749, 763, 787. | work record
Label Mahāvīra (Vardhamāna, Vīra), 599-527 BC († 0 Vīra = Vi.Saṃ.-470), Tīrthaṃkara
Generic Name
  1. Mahāvīra

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 44. | work record
Variants
  1. Vardhamāna (Generic Name)
  2. Vīra (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 749. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 787. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. mahāvīra
  2. saṃprāptasiddhisaukhyāmṛtātmā
  3. lokālokadvayādhāra
  4. sthāsnu cariṣṇu
  5. samvidālokaśakti
  6. jagatyacintyamāhātmyapūjātiśaya
  7. tīrthakṛnnāmapuṇyaughamahārhantya

Sources

  1. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, Cat.no.1, 1. | work record
Byname / Nickname
  1. jñātaputra (jñātaputra)
  2. jñātanandana (jñātanandana)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 438. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Mahāvīra, tīrthaṃkara (tīrthaṃkara)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 749. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Vardhamāna
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Prince (kumāra)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Lineage
  1. Ikṣvāku (Ikṣvāku)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 239. | work record
Clan
  1. Kāśyapa (Kāśyapa)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 239, 302. | work record
Social Class
  1. Kṣatriya (Kṣatriya)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 191, 438, 662, 749, 763, 787. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Son of: Ṛṣabhadatta, father of Mahāvīra
  2. Son of: Devānandā, mother of Mahāvīra
  3. Husband of: Yaśodā, wife of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  4. Daughter : Aṇojjā (Priyadarśanā), daughter of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṅkara)
  5. Elder sister : Sudarśanā, sister of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṅkara)
  6. Mother: Triśalā, mother of Mahāvīra (Vardhamāna, Tīrthaṅkara)
  7. Cousin : Śreṇika (Bimbisāra), king of Magadha, at the time of the Buddha and Mahāvīra, disciple of Mahāvīra (c. Vi.Saṃ. - 542 to -470)
  8. Granddaughter (in general) : Yaśovatī, granddaughter of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  9. Father: Siddhārtha, father of Mahāvīra (Vardhamāna, Tīrthaṅkara)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 265. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 265. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 322. | work record
  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 191. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 388. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 465. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 623. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 696. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 892. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru) of: Kurudattaputra, pupil of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṅkara)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Indrabhūti (Gautama), gaṇadhara, † 12 Vīra, first disciple of Mahāvīra
  3. Male disciple (śiṣya): Tiṣyaka, pupil of Mahāvīra (Vardhamāna, Tīrthaṅkara)
  4. Male disciple (śiṣya): Nāradaputra, disciple of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  5. Male disciple (śiṣya): Roha, pupil of Mahāvīra (Vardhamāna, Tīrthaṅkara)
  6. Male disciple (śiṣya): Sāmahatthi, pupil of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  7. Male disciple (antevāsin): Sudharman, gaṇadhara, † 20 Vīra, successor of Mahāvīra and predecessor of Jambū, kevalin
  8. Male disciple (śiṣya): Agnibhūti, second gaṇadhara of Mahāvīra
  9. Male disciple (śiṣya): Vāyubhūti, last gaṇadhara of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  10. Male disciple (śiṣya): Maṇḍita (or Maṇḍika), gaṇadhara, contemporary of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  11. Male disciple (śiṣya): Maurya, gaṇadhara, Kāśyapagotra, contemporary of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 312. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 241. | work record
  3. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, cat.no.1, line 4. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 459. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 544. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 726. | work record
  7. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 878. | work record
  8. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 77. | work record
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 179. | work record
  10. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 758. | work record
  11. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 650. | work record
  12. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 691. | work record
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) -543 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: -599
    Location: Kuṇḍagrāma
  2. Death (nirvāṇa)
    Indian dates: 14 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) -470 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: -527
    Location: Pāvā / Pāvāpurī (Mahāvīra Nirvāṇa Bhūmi), Bihāra, India
  3. Dispute (vivāda)
    Indian dates: -470 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India)
    Gregorian dates: -527
  4. Establishing a religious tradition (dhārmikaparaṃparāsthāpanā)
    Indian dates: -470 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India)
    Gregorian dates: -527
  5. Self initiation (svayamdīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 10 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) -513 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: -570

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 324. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 7, 1. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 579, 763. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 7, 1. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 924. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 924. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 7, 1. | work record
Roles
  1. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Jaina sect (jainasaṃgha)
    Event: Establishing a religious tradition (dhārmikaparaṃparāsthāpanā)
    Gregorian dates: -527BC
  2. Contemporary (samakālīna): Caṇḍapradyotana, king of Avantī, at the time of Mahāvīra
  3. Contemporary (samakālīna): Candra, at the time of Mahāvīra, preceptor of Vardhana
    Indian dates: 0 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -527BC
  4. Contemporary (samakālīna): Vardhana, at the time of Mahāvīra, pupil of Candra
  5. Contemporary (samakālīna): Metārya, gaṇadhara, contemporary of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  6. Contemporary (samakālīna): Maurya, gaṇadhara, Kāśyapagotra, contemporary of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  7. Contemporary (samakālīna): Vāyubhūti, last gaṇadhara of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  8. Contemporary (samakālīna): Vyakta, gaṇadhara, contemporary of Mahāvīra (Tīrthaṃkara)
  9. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Sudharman, gaṇadhara, † 20 Vīra, successor of Mahāvīra and predecessor of Jambū, kevalin
  10. Male lay disciple (śravaka): Śreṇika (Bimbisāra), king of Magadha, at the time of the Buddha and Mahāvīra, disciple of Mahāvīra (c. Vi.Saṃ. - 542 to -470)
  11. Debater (vivādī): Somila, brāhmaṇa, debated with Mahāvīra
    Event: Dispute (vivāda)
    Gregorian dates: 527
  12. Subsequent vācanācārya (uttaravācanācārya): Sudharman, gaṇadhara, † 20 Vīra, successor of Mahāvīra and predecessor of Jambū, kevalin
    Event: Vācanācārya inauguration (vācanācāryapadasthāpanā)
  13. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Indrabhūti (Gautama), gaṇadhara, † 12 Vīra, first disciple of Mahāvīra
    Event: Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 0 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 12Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -527 — -515
  14. Contemporary (samakālīna): Keśī, gaṇadhara, śiṣya of Subhadatta, gaṇadhara

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 924. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 358. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 368. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 7. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 368, 748. | work record
  7. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 687. | work record
  8. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 691. | work record
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 758. | work record
  10. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 802. | work record
  11. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 900. | work record
  12. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 763. | work record
  13. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 924. | work record
  14. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 226, 1. | work record
  15. Varṇī, Jinendra (2000), p 316. | work record
  16. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 1, Cat.no.1, line 4. | work record
  17. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 193. | work record
Visualisations
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