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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 232, 212, 620, 660. | work record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 403. | work record
Label Mahāgiri, ārya, † 245 or 249 Vīra, Ailapātyagotra, disciple of Sthūlabhadra (gaṇadhara, † Vīra 215 or 219 ), first darśapūrvin
Generic Name
  1. Mahāgiri

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 45, 8. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. tapasvin
  2. daśapūrvadhārin

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 232. | work record
Title
  1. Yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna)
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Mahāgiri, āryā (āryā)
    Indian dates: 145 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 249Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -382 — -278

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 9, 10. | work record
Monastic Seniority
  1. Living in a group like a sthavira (sthavirakalpika)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Clan
  1. Ailāpatya (Ailāpatya)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 269, 270. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 232, 620, 660. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Younger brother : Suhastin, † 265 or 291 Vīra, Vāsiṣṭhagotra, disciple of Sthūlabhadra († 215 or 219 Vīra), yugapradhāna after Sthūlabhadra and before Susthita and Supratibhuddha, Vācanācārya

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 234. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (antevāsin) of: Sthūlabhadra, † 215 or 219 after Vīra, Gautamagotra, yugapradhāna after Bhadrabāhu and Sambhūtavijaya and before Suhastin, vācanācārya
  2. Senior fellow disciple of the same guru (baṛā gurubhāī) of: Suhastin, † 265 or 291 Vīra, Vāsiṣṭhagotra, disciple of Sthūlabhadra († 215 or 219 Vīra), yugapradhāna after Sthūlabhadra and before Susthita and Supratibhuddha, Vācanācārya
  3. Male disciple (antevāsin): Balissaha, sūri, † 280 Vīra, disciple of Mahāgiri, with Uttara co-founder of the Uttarabalissahagaṇa, Vācanācārya
  4. Junior fellow disciple of the same guru (laghu gurubhrātṛ): Suhastin, † 265 or 291 Vīra, Vāsiṣṭhagotra, disciple of Sthūlabhadra († 215 or 219 Vīra), yugapradhāna after Sthūlabhadra and before Susthita and Supratibhuddha, Vācanācārya
  5. Male disciple (śiṣya): Kauṇḍinya, about 220 Vīra, disciple of Mahāgiri, teacher of Aśvamitra (220 Vīra, 4th nihnavakṛt)
  6. Male disciple (śiṣya): Uttara, about 250 Vīra, pupil of Mahāgiri († 245 or 249 Vīra),with Balissaha co-founder of the Uttarabalissahagaṇa
  7. Male disciple (śiṣya): Dhanarddhi, about 250 Vīra, pupil of Mahāgiri, † 245 or 249 Vīra
  8. Male disciple (śiṣya): Bahula, about 250 Vīra, pupil of Mahāgiri († 245 or 249 Vīra)
  9. Male disciple (śiṣya): Ṛddha, about 250 Vīra, pupil of Mahāgiri († 245 or 249 Vīra)
  10. Male disciple (śiṣya): Nāgamitra, about 250 Vīra, pupil of Mahāgiri († 245 or 249 Vīra)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 660. | work record
  2. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 79. | work record
  3. Jacobi, Hermann (1884), pp 287-289. | work record
  4. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 79. | work record
  5. Jacobi, Hermann (1884), pp 287-289. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 45, 8. | work record
  7. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 620. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 46, 226, 8, 9. | work record
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 234. | work record
  10. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 220, 10. | work record
  11. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 238. | work record
  12. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 46, 8. | work record
  13. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 245. | work record
  14. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 46, 8. | work record
  15. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 506. | work record
  16. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 46, 8. | work record
  17. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 620. | work record
  18. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 46, 8. | work record
  19. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 220, Cat.no. 12. | work record
  20. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 46, 8. | work record
  21. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 46, 8. | work record
Events
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 245 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -282
  2. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 249 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -278
  3. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 145 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -382
  4. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 175 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -352
  5. Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 215 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 245Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -312 — -282
  6. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 291 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -236
  7. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 145 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 293Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -382 — -234

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 232. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 227, 45, 9, 8. | work record
    Note: He lived a hundred years.
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 232, 335. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 9, 10. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 9, 45, 10, 8. | work record
    Note: He stayed up to 30 years as householder and stayed up to 40 years as vow.
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 9, 229, 45, 10, 8. | work record
    Note: He stayed up to 30 years as yugapradhāna.
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 220, 10. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 220. | work record
Roles
  1. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Saṃbhogikalpa (Saṃbhogikalpa)
  2. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna) of: Sthūlabhadra, † 215 or 219 after Vīra, Gautamagotra, yugapradhāna after Bhadrabāhu and Sambhūtavijaya and before Suhastin, vācanācārya
    Object: Yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 215 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 245Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -312 — -282
  3. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Sthūlabhadra, † 215 or 219 after Vīra, Gautamagotra, yugapradhāna after Bhadrabāhu and Sambhūtavijaya and before Suhastin, vācanācārya
  4. Prior yugapradhāna (pūrvayugapradhāna): Sthūlabhadra, † 215 or 219 after Vīra, Gautamagotra, yugapradhāna after Bhadrabāhu and Sambhūtavijaya and before Suhastin, vācanācārya
  5. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna): Suhastin, † 265 or 291 Vīra, Vāsiṣṭhagotra, disciple of Sthūlabhadra († 215 or 219 Vīra), yugapradhāna after Sthūlabhadra and before Susthita and Supratibhuddha, Vācanācārya
    Object: Yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 245 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 291Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -282 — -236

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 232. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229, 9. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 45, 8. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 929. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 229, 10. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Mahāgiri

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