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70 articles in the archive discuss Bhadrabahu, from Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, Jinamanjari, The Jaina Gazette and other journals (1925–2016). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

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Articles discussing Bhadrabahu

  1. Jainism in Bengal

    Chitta Ranjan Pal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2005

  2. Sacred Literature of the Jains

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1993

  3. The Svetambara and the Digambara Images of the Jinas

    Ramaprasad Chanda · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1979

  4. The Missions of Jaina Sangha

    J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1976

    “According to the Jaina tradition, Bhadrabahu came to take the charge of Jaina Sangha after the demise of his guru Govardhana and predicted that Northern India would be ravaged by famine during the next twelve years.”
  5. Notes Illustrating Paintings

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1970

    “Bhadrabahu could not come because he was engaged in a vow that would require 12 years of austerity.”
  6. Jainism in Mysore

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

    “Bhadrabahu, the last $ruta-kevals, is, from the view point of Jaina history, a most important figure.”
  7. Kinematics of Venus in Bhadrabahu Sanhita

    Sajjan Singh Lishk · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983

  8. Jain Ācārya Sthūlabhadra

    Swami Brahmeshananda · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001

  9. Were the monks expelled from the Buddhist saṃgha by Aśoka the Jainas?

    Chitta Ranjan Pal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2005

  10. Sthaviravalicarita of Hemacandra by Hermann Jacobi

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1968

  11. Mūla­saṅgha: Earliest Ecclesiastical Institution

    T. V. G. Sastri · Jinamanjari, 1998

    “According to the Kalpasitra of Bhadrabahu 1 (433-357 B.C.E.), the last $rutakevalin,® the milasangha consisted of 14,000 monks with Indrabhiiti as the chief and 36,000 nuns with Aryika Candana as the head.””
  12. Jainism in Tamilnad

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

  13. Kundakundacarya: His Life and Works

    K. B. Jindal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1992

  14. Sacred Literature of the Jains

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1992

  15. Periods In The History Of Jainism.

    Hiralal Jain · The Jaina Gazette, 1927

  16. The Date of Mahavira

    Yogendra Mishra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1967

  17. The Science of Clouds in Ancient Jain Literature

    K. G. Sheshadri · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2014

  18. The Date of Mahavira

    Yogendra Mishra · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001

  19. Jainism Under Vijayanagara: Historical Contributions and Royal Patronage

    T. SURYA PRAKASH, Y. RAMACHANDRA REDDY · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2011

  20. Jain Literature and Kundakunda (8 B.C.–44 A.D.)

    T. V. G. Sastri · Jinamanjari, 1995

  21. Book Review

    Ashij Kumar, T. G. Kalghatgi, Mikal Austin Radford, M. A. Dhaky · Jinamanjari, 1998

  22. Jainism

    Hermann Jacobi · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974

  23. Kalpasutra

    Mano Mohan Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1955

    “It may be said that his cranslation has been generally good and tc will help ordinary readers to obtain an authentic knowledge of Mahavira’s life and Jain monastic life as they were viewed by Bhadrabahu mote than thirteen centuries ago.”
  24. Ancient Jaina Art and Architecture

    Renuka J. Porwal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2014

  25. Jainism in Bengal

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

    “A tradition recorded in the Kathakosa written in the 9th century A.D., states that the well-known Jaina saint Bhadrabahu was born in Devakot in northern Bengal, also known as Kotivarsa, identified with modern Bangarh in Dinajpur district.”
  26. Some Aspects of Jainism in Tamilnadu: An Epigraphic Assessment

    A. Ekambaranathan · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1988

  27. Studies in Jaina Iconography

    A. K. Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2006

  28. Jaina Art of Bengal

    Kalyan Kumar Ganguli · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984

    “A tradition recorded in the Kathakoga written in the 9th century A.D., states that the well known Jaina saint Bhadrabahu, reputed as the spiritual guide of the Maurya emperor Candragupta, the grandfather of Asoka was born at Devikot in northern Bengal, also known as Kotivarsa, identified with modern Bangarh in West Dinajpur district.”
  29. Royal Patronage and Jain Art in Tamil Nadu

    D. Janaki · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2000

  30. Jainism in Andhra Pradesa

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

    “The gana of Bhadrabahu was also known as the Sarasvati gaccha or the Valatkara gana in honour of the miracle achieved by Konda-kundacarya, fourth descendant pupil of the line of Bhadrabahu.”
  31. Ourselves

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

    “This tradition of the Svetambara Jainas about his going to Nepal is, however, not accepted by the Digambara Jainas according to whom during the reign of Candragupta Maurya, Bhadrabahu, in anticipation of a twelve-year famine, led an exodus of Jaina monks to the South where he died.”
  32. Jainism in Kanyakumari

    S. Padmanabhan · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

  33. The Missions of Jaina Sangha

    J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1975

  34. Book Review: Jaina Community – A Social Survey; Vardhaman Jivan Kos

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1981

  35. Traces of Jainism in Bengal

    Deva Prasad Ghosh · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984

  36. Jainism in Ancient Bengal

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983

  37. Trends of Jainism in Tamralipta: An Over‑view

    Korak K. Chaudhuri, Saumyendu Chakraborty · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1993

  38. Some Reflections on Jainism in Ancient Bengal

    Shyam Chand Mukherjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1994

  39. News on Jainism around the world

    S. Thanya Kumar, Prem Suman Jain, M. Saji · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1994

  40. Cultural Heritage of Bengal in Relation to Jainism

    Shyam Chand Mukherjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1997

  41. Review: The Clever Adulteress and Other Stories: A Treasury of Jain Literature

    Narayan M. Kansara · Sambodhi, 1992

  42. Invocatory Sanskrit Verses in Jaina Inscriptions Karnataka

    Hampa Nagarajaiah · Sambodhi, 1998

    “The advent of Jaimsm into the fertile regions of Karnataka is connected, and rightly so, with die immigration of Jamas under their celebrated pontiff 6rutakevah (a person possessing die infinite knowledge of Jaina scripture) Bhadrabahu and his disciple die Maurya Emperor Chandragupta”
  43. A Brief Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts

    Mano Mohan Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1955

    “It may be said that his cranslation has been generally good and tc will help ordinary readers to obtain an authentic knowledge of Mahavira’s life and Jain monastic life as they were viewed by Bhadrabahu mote than thirteen centuries ago.”
  44. The Title Dasavaikalika Sutra

    A. M. Ghatage · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1938

  45. The Opening Speech Of His Highness The Maharaja Of Mysore.

    The Jaina Gazette, 1925

    “This picturesque rock on an elevated tableland was, as a thousand years® old tradition has it, the scene where the vene- rable Bhagavan Srutakevali Bhadrabahu leading the first migration of the Jains to the Southern Peninsula broke his journey through the jungles and took up his abode, and tradition still points to the cave in which years afier he passed away, in Sallekhana, leaving his footprints on the rock.”
  46. Pacchakkhāṇa Leading to Sallekhanā

    Hampa Nagarajaiah · Sambodhi, 2016

  47. Jainism in Maharashtra

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

  48. A Note on the Exhibition of Jain Art in Calcutta

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1975

  49. Beginnings of Jaina Iconography

    Umakant Premanand Shah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1975

  50. Some Aspects of Jainism

    Jagat Prasad · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1974

  51. Book Review – Acarangasutram & Sutrakrtangasatram

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1979

    “Bhadrabahu, to whom the Niryukti printed herein is due, was a Srutakevalin, which means that although he was not himself the direct recipient of the supreme knowledge, he knew all the”
  52. Position of the Nirgranthas (Jainas) in Bengal during the period of \Matsyanyāya" or "The Anarchy""

    Chitta Ranjan Pal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2005

  53. Life of Mahavira (Kalpa Sutra)

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1973

  54. Bahubalin of South India and West India—A Comparative Study

    R. N. Kumaran, M. Saranya Kumaran · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2007

  55. Notes And News

    The Jaina Gazette, 1925

    “Again if Chandragiri or the smaller hill is important and sacred on account of its association with the Sallekhana of the last Sruta Kevali Bhadrabahu, and the great Mauryan Emperor Chandra Gupta, the larger hill or Vindyagiri is equally interesting and sanctified since it has on its top the largest statue in the world.”
  56. Religion and Birth Place of Tiruvalluvar

    S. Padmanabhan · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1970

  57. The Auspicious Dreams of Ksatriyani Trisala (Jina Caritra, Kalpa Sutra)

    Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1971

    “The Kalpa Satra is supposed to have been composed in its original form by Bhadrabahu who is reckoned as one of the earliest teachers and most prominent authors among the Jainas.”
  58. Itineraries of Mahavira in Southeastern India

    T. V. G. Sastri · Jinamanjari, 1995

  59. Ourselves

    Hermann Jacobi · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1970

    “German scholarship pioneered the scientific study of Jainism and it was Hermann Jacobi who in his Kalpa Sitra of Bhadrabahu (Leipzig, 1879) demonstrated for the first time to the Western world the independence of Jainism from Buddhism.”
  60. Vajjabhumi

    The Jaina Gazette, 1928

  61. Acarya Simhanandin, King‑Maker and Pontiff

    A. R. Baji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1954

  62. Kaladevi

    Mishrilal Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1985

  63. Jambhiyagrama: the place of Kevala-Knowledge of Lord Mahavira

    Hari Prasad Tiwari, Nrisingha Prasad Tiwari · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1985

  64. Cultural Heritage of Bengal in Relation to Jainism

    Shyam Chand Mukherjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1989

  65. Bhagavan Mahavira - His Life and Doctrines

    Kastur Chand Lalwani · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984

  66. Evolution of Jaina Sangha

    J. C. Sikdar · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1977

  67. Vikrama Era and Jainism

    Laxmi Chandra Jain, Prabha Jain · Jinamanjari, 2001

  68. Book Review

    Kastur Chand Lalwani · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1980

  69. The Dasavaikalika-Niryukti

    A. M. Ghatage · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1935

  70. Studies in Jaina Iconography

    A. K. Bhattacharya · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2006