Jinaprabha Suri
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Jinaprabhasūri (जिनप्रभसूरि) is the author of the Padmāvatīcaupaī (dealing with early teachers, Gods or Goddesses), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—[...] In addition, Padmāvatī had a direct link with the Jinaprabhasūri’s life. According to some later stories, he was discovered as the successor of Jinasiṃhasūri thanks to her help. She also protected him against courtiers’ hostile actions at the Sultan’s court (see Vose for more details). Jinasiṃhasūri and Jinaprabhasūri continued the tradition of honouring Padmāvatī and gaining powers illustrated by Jinadattasūri, their famous predecessor in the kharataragaccha.[1]
Life
Jinaprabha Suri lived during the rule of Muhammad bin Tughluq. He travelled widely and has left a record of contemporary events as well as oral traditions. He was born in Mohilvadi, Gujarat in the Tambi clan of Shrimal Jain community. He was initiated at the age of 8 and became an Acharya in Kharatara Gaccha at 23.
Vividha Tirtha Kalpa
Vividha Tirtha Kalpa is a widely cited Jain text composed by Jinaprabha Suri in the 14th century CE. It is a compilation of about 60 Kalpas (sections), most of them give the accounts of major Jain Tirthas.[2]
Vividha Tirtha Kalpa is an example of the tirtha-mala texts that are compilations about Jain Tirthas throughout India.
Jinaprabh Suri is said to have written three Jain prayers in Persian.
Composition time
Some of the Kalpas contain the date of compositions, although most are undated. The dates range from Samvat 1364 to Samvat 1389.[3] The last section of the book was written in 1332 CE in Delhi during the rule of Muhammad Bin Tuglaq.
Contents
The tirthas mentioned cover regions (as divided by Muni Jinvijay):
- Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
- Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
The description suggests that at that time, while the Śvetāmbara-Digambara division had become distinct, the tirtha were visited by Jains of both sects. He describes the building and destruction of many temples in recent period.
References
- ↑ https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/jinaprabhasuri
- ↑ JaineLibrary, Jinprabhsuri. "Vividh tirthkalpa". jainqq.org.
- ↑ Vividha Tirth kalpa, Jinaprabha Suri, Hindi Translation by Bhanwarlal Nahta, Shri Jain Shvetambar Nakoda Parshvanath Tirtha, 1978
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