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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 221, 233, 533, 766. | work record
Label Āryarakṣita (Narasiṃha), sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1136-1236, Paurṇimīyaka, co-founder of the Añcalamata (with śrāvikā Nāḍhī)
Generic Name
  1. Āryarakṣita

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 115, 47. | work record
Variants
  1. Narasiṃha (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
Byname / Nickname
  1. ekākṣa (ekākṣa)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Narasiṃha, muni (muni)
  2. Narasiṃha, upādhyāya (upādhyāya)
  3. Āryarakṣita, sūri (sūri)
    Indian dates: 1202 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 1236Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1145 — 1179
  4. Vijayacandropādhyāya
    Indian dates: 1141 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1084

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
    Note: Another source gives VS 1226 as date of his death; see Klatt, p. 533
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 233, 766. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Godu (Godaü)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Pūrṇimāgaccha (Paurṇimīyakamata){S}-Sārdhapaurṇimīyakamata (Sārdhapaurṇimīyakamata){SB}
  2. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Añcalagaccha (Añcalagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 221, 233. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Father: Droṇa, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1130, Pragvāṭa resident of Daṃtrāṇā, father of Āryarakṣita (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1226 (or 1236), Añcalagaccha, born Vi.Saṃ. 1136)
  2. Maternal uncle : Śīlagaṇa, about Vi.Saṃ. 1150, maternal uncle of Āryarakṣita (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1226 or 1236, Añcalagaccha)
  3. Mother: Dedī, śrāvikā, mother of Āryarakṣita (Narasiṃha), sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1213, 1236, Paurṇimīyaka, co-founder of the Añcalamata

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 500. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 822. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 117. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Jayasiṃha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ 1179-1268, Añcalagaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Ghṛtapuṣpamitra, about Vi.Saṃ. 1230, pupil of Āryarakṣita (Añcalagaccha, Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1236)
  3. Male disciple (śiṣya): Vāstrapuṣpamitra, about Vi.Saṃ. 1230, Añcalagaccha, pupil of Āryarakṣita (Añcalagaccha, Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1236)
  4. Female disciple (śiṣyā): Samayaśrī, about Vi.Saṃ. 1220, converted by Āryarakṣita (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1226 or 1236, Añcalagaccha)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 356. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 761. | work record
Events
  1. Wandering (vihāra)
    Location: Pāvāgaḍha
  2. Wandering (vihāra)
    Indian dates: 1169 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1112
    Location: Sthirapadrapura
  3. Establishing a mendicant order (gaṇasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1213 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1157
    Location: Naṭīpadra / Naḍīyāda, Gujarāta, India
  4. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 1136 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1079
    Location: Dantāṇīgrāma
  5. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1146 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1089
    Location: Khaṃbhāta, Gujarat, India
  6. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1141 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1084
  7. Inauguration of a position holder (padasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1202 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1145
  8. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 1236 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1179
  9. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 1226 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1169
  10. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1146 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1089
  11. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1136 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 1236Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1079 — 1179
  12. Upādhyāya inauguration (upādhyāyapadasthāpanā)
  13. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1202 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1145
    Location: Madāura, India

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 584. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 929. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 221, 533, 542. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 233, 470. | work record
  5. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  6. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  7. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  8. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 233. | work record
  10. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116, 47. | work record
    Note: As Vijayacandra, upādhyāya he initiated 2100 monk and 1100 sādhavī during his wondering (vihāra) in Mālavadeśa.
  11. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 115, 47. | work record
  12. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116, 47. | work record
  13. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116, 47. | work record
Roles
  1. Co-establisher (sahasthāpaka) of: Nāḍhī, śrāvikā, Vi.Saṃ. 1169 or Vi.Saṃ. 1213 co-founder of the Añcalamata (with Narasiṃhopādhyāya (Āryarakṣita))
    Object: Añcalagaccha (Añcalagaccha)
    Event: Establishing a mendicant order (gaṇasthāpanā)
    Location: Biuṇapagrāma / India Biuṇapagrāma / India
    Indian dates: 1169 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1113
  2. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Sārdhapaurṇimīyakamata (Sārdhapaurṇimīyakamata)
    Indian dates: 1236 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1179
  3. Converter (dharmaparivartaka) of: Samayaśrī, about Vi.Saṃ. 1220, converted by Āryarakṣita (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1226 or 1236, Añcalagaccha)
  4. Donor (dātā) of: Samayaśrī, about Vi.Saṃ. 1220, converted by Āryarakṣita (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1226 or 1236, Añcalagaccha)
    Object: Epithet (biruda)
  5. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā) of:
    Object: Initiation ceremony (dīkṣāsamāroha)
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
  6. Converter (dharmaparivartaka) of: Unknown, Koḍī ( Kotī) Vyavahārī, father of Samayaśrī, (about Vi.Saṃ. 1220), converted by Āryarakṣita
  7. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Samayaśrī, about Vi.Saṃ. 1220, converted by Āryarakṣita (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1226 or 1236, Añcalagaccha)
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
  8. Co-establisher (sahasthāpaka): Nāḍhī, śrāvikā, Vi.Saṃ. 1169 or Vi.Saṃ. 1213 co-founder of the Añcalamata (with Narasiṃhopādhyāya (Āryarakṣita))
    Object: Añcalagaccha (Añcalagaccha)
    Location: Biuṇapagrāma / India Biuṇapagrāma / India
    Indian dates: 1213 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1156
  9. Appointer (padasthāpanāpradātā): Unknown, Naṭīpadrīya caityavāsin, about Vi.Saṃ. 1220, gave the sūripada to Āryarakṣita (or Narasiṃha, Vi.Saṃ. 1213, 1236, Paurṇimīyaka)
    Object: Sūripada (sūripada)
    Event: Sūri inauguration (sūripadasthāpanā)
    Location: Naṭīpadra / Naḍīyāda, Gujarāta, India Naṭīpadra / Naḍīyāda, Gujarāta, India
    Indian dates: 1213 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1157
  10. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Jayasiṃha, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1258 or Vi.Saṃ. 1236-1268, Añcalagaccha
  11. Contemporary (samakālīna): Bhaṇaśālī, Yaśodhana, śrāvaka, at the time of Āryarakṣita (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1202-1226 or 1236, Añcalagaccha)
  12. Consecrator of an ācārya (ācāryapadakṛt): Jayasiṃha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ 1179-1268, Añcalagaccha
    Object: Ācāryapada (ācāryapada)
    Event: Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1159 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1103

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 221, 542. | work record
    Note: According to other sources they founded the gaccha VS 1169; see Klatt p. 221
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 866. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 866. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116. | work record
    Note: As Vijayacandra, upādhyāya he initiated 2100 monk and 1100 sādhavī during his wondering (vihāra) in Mālavadeśa.
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116. | work record
  7. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 457. | work record
  8. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 221, 533. | work record
    Note: According to other sources they founded the gaccha VS 1169; see Klatt p. 221
  9. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 533. | work record
  10. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 398. | work record
  11. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 694. | work record
  12. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Āryarakṣita

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