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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 180, 233, 743. | work record
Label Vajra, ārya, † 584 Vīra, Gautamagotra, son of ārya Dhanagiri, founder of the Āryavajraśākhā, yugapradhāna after Siṃhagiri and before Vajrasena or Ratha
Generic Name
  1. Vajra
Variants
  1. Vajrasvāmin (Generic Name)
  2. Vaira (Generic Name)
  3. Vajrasvāmī (Generic Name)
  4. Ājjavaira (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 743. | work record
  2. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 82. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 48, 12. | work record
  4. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), pp 78, 83. | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. svāmin
  2. daśapūrvin
  3. jātismara
Title
  1. Yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna)
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Vajra, sādhu (sādhu)
  2. Vajra, sūri (sūri)
    Indian dates: 496 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 584Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -31 — 57

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 18. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 743. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 11, 16. | work record
    Note: Birth date mentioned in Jaina gurjar kavio
Birth Name (First)
  1. Jātismara

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 401. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Clan
  1. Durjayakṛṣṇakoṭika (Durjayakṛṣṇakoṭika)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 50, 14. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Kauṭikagaṇa (Koṭṭiyagaṇa){S}-Āryavajraśākhā (Vairāśākhā){SB}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 743. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Father: Dhanagiri, ārya, about 580 Vīra, Vāsiṣṭhagotra, disciple of Phalgumitra, yugapradhāna after Phalgumitra and before Śivabhūti
  2. Mother: Nandā, mother of Vajra (Jātismara, † 584 Vīra)
  3. Maternal uncle : Samiti, about Vi.Saṃ. 125
  4. Father: Dhanagiri, ārya, father of yugapradhāna Vajra, disciple of yugapradhāna Siṃhagiri (Gautamagotra)
  5. Mother: Sunandā, wife of sthavira Dhanagiri, mother of yugapradhāna Vajra
  6. Maternal uncle : Śamita, ārya, Gautamagotra, maternal uncle of yugapradhāna Vajra, founder of the Brahmadvīpikāśākhā

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 503. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 524. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 869. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 503. | work record
  5. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), pp 813, 660, 392. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 524. | work record
  7. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), pp 660, 757. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Siṃhagiri, vācaka, about 470 Vīra, Mathurā inscription A.D. 98, Kauśikagotra, disciple of Datta (Kauṭikagaṇa), Āryaśrīkā- or Śrīgṛhasaṃbhoga, yugapradhāna after Datta and before Vajra
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Bhadragupta, ācārya, † 553 Vīra, daśapūrvin, or yugapradhāna 454-493 Vīra, academic teacher of yugapradhāna Vajra
  3. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Śrīgupta, † Vīra 548, preceptor of Rohagupta (Kauśikagotra, founder of the Trairāśikaśākhā)
  4. Male disciple (śiṣya): Rakṣita (Āryarakṣita), sūri, 522-597 Vīra = Vi.Saṃ. 52-127, disciple of preceptor Vajrasvāmin
  5. Male disciple (antevāsin): Ratha, sthavira, Vatsagotra, founder of the Āryajayantīśākhā, yugapradhāna after Vajra or Vajrasena and before Puṣyagiri (Kauśikagotra)
  6. Male disciple (antevāsin): Vajrasena, ārya, † 620 Vīra, Utkṛṣṭagotra, disciple and successor of Vajra, predecessor of Candra (sūri 620-627 Vīra)
  7. Male disciple (śiṣya): Vajrasena, ārya, † 620 Vīra, Utkṛṣṭagotra, disciple and successor of Vajra, predecessor of Candra (sūri 620-627 Vīra)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 180. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 48, 12. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 180, 631. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 744. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 9. | work record
  7. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 83. | work record
  8. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 83. | work record
    Note: Klatt 2016, p. 233 has 'Pupil of Ārya- Dhanagiri', who however was Vajra's father and guru.
  9. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 49, 14. | work record
Events
  1. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Daśapura
  2. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Ujjayinī / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  3. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Pāṭaliputra
  4. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 496 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -31
    Location: Tumbavanagrāma
  5. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 584 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 57
    Location: Rathāvartagiri
  6. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 500 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -27
  7. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Sopāraga
  8. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Uttaravāha
  9. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Puriyā
  10. Wandering (vihāra)
  11. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Ābhīra
  12. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Dakkhiṇāvaha
  13. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 504 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -23
  14. Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 548 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 584Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 21 — 57
  15. Establishing a mendicant order branch (śākhāsthāpanā)
  16. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 496 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 584Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -31 — 57

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 180, 473. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 180. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 314. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 459. | work record
  5. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 660. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 11, 48, 16, 13. | work record
  7. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 743. | work record
  8. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 11, 48, 16, 13. | work record
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 743. | work record
  10. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 919. | work record
  11. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 661. | work record
  12. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 661. | work record
  13. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 661. | work record
  14. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 661. | work record
  15. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), p 661. | work record
  16. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 11, 16. | work record
  17. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 11, 230, 16. | work record
  18. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 11, 16. | work record
  19. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230. | work record
  20. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 48, 13. | work record
Roles
  1. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Āryavajrāśākhā (Āryavajrāśākhā)
    Event: Establishing a mendicant order branch (śākhāsthāpanā)
  2. Contemporary (samakālīna) of: Jāvaḍa, śrāvaka, 570 Vīra (or 577 Vīra or † Vi.Saṃ. 108)
  3. Preceptor (guru) of: Rakṣita (Āryarakṣita), sūri, 522-597 Vīra = Vi.Saṃ. 52-127, disciple of preceptor Vajrasvāmin
  4. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Bhadragupta, ācārya, † 553 Vīra, daśapūrvin, or yugapradhāna 454-493 Vīra, academic teacher of yugapradhāna Vajra
  5. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna): Rakṣita (Āryarakṣita), sūri, 522-597 Vīra = Vi.Saṃ. 52-127, disciple of preceptor Vajrasvāmin
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 584 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 597Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 57 — 70
  6. Prior yugapradhāna (pūrvayugapradhāna): Śrīgupta, † Vīra 548, preceptor of Rohagupta (Kauśikagotra, founder of the Trairāśikaśākhā)
    Object: Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada)
    Event: Yugapradhāna inauguration (yugapradhānapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 548 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 584Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 21 — 57
  7. Prior yugapradhāna (pūrvayugapradhāna): Siṃhagiri, vācaka, about 470 Vīra, Mathurā inscription A.D. 98, Kauśikagotra, disciple of Datta (Kauṭikagaṇa), Āryaśrīkā- or Śrīgṛhasaṃbhoga, yugapradhāna after Datta and before Vajra
  8. Male teacher of the doctrine (dharmopadeśakṛt): Bhadragupta, ācārya, † 553 Vīra, daśapūrvin, or yugapradhāna 454-493 Vīra, academic teacher of yugapradhāna Vajra
    Object: Literary work (racanā)
    Event: Education (śikṣā)
    Work: Unknown Diṭṭhivāya [Dṛṣṭivāda]. [manuscript].
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  9. Subsequent yugapradhāna (uttarayugapradhāna): Vajrasena, ārya, † 620 Vīra, Utkṛṣṭagotra, disciple and successor of Vajra, predecessor of Candra (sūri 620-627 Vīra)
  10. Male teacher of the doctrine (śikṣāguru): Rakṣita (Āryarakṣita), sūri, 522-597 Vīra = Vi.Saṃ. 52-127, disciple of preceptor Vajrasvāmin
    Indian dates: 533 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: 6

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), pp 48, 11, 12, 16. | work record
    Note: Another name is Vayarīśākhā.
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 743. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 743. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 47, 9. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 19. | work record
  8. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 832. | work record
  9. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 230, 18. | work record
  10. Jacobi, Hermann (1884), p 293. | work record
  11. Mehta, Mohan Lal & Chandra, K. Rishabh (1971), pp 514, 661. | work record
  12. Jacobi, Hermann (1879), p 83. | work record
  13. Jacobi, Hermann (1884), p 288. | work record
  14. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 49, 13. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Vajra

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