Sthulabhadra

Sthulabhadra
Sthulabhadra Jain temple in Kamaldah, Patna
Religion Jainism
Sect Śvētāmbara
Personal
Born 297 BCE
Died 198 BCE (aged 99 years)
Religious career
Predecessor Bhadrabahu
Rank Acharya
Sthulabhadra

Sthulabhadra (297–198 BCE) was a disciple of Bhadrabahu.[1] The Śvētāmbara tradition of Jainism trace their lineage through Sthulabhadra.[2]

He was a son of the Nanda's minister Sakadala, who was executed as a result of an intrigue. He became a disciple of Sambhutavijaya. Sthulabhadra became a leader of the sangha as bhadrabahu was in Nepal at the time when the Sanga announced the decision. He organized a council at Pataliputra to compile the Śvētāmbara canonical texts. Later he became a disciple of Bhadrabahu for 8 years to learn the Purvas. Bhadrabahu refused to teach him the last 4 Purvas because Sthulabhadra used his knowledge in vain.

He was succeeded by his disciples Mahagiri and Suhasti.[3]

Sthulabhadra permitted the use of white cloth by his order during the famine. He is thus sometimes thought to be the originator of the Swetambara order.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Arya Sthulibhadra By Vijaya Nityānanda Sūri, Cidānanda Vijaya
  2. ↑ The Lives of the Jain Elders By Hemacandra, Translated by R. C. C. Fynes, 1998, Oxford University Press
  3. ↑ Jain Dharma ka Maulik Itihas, Acharya Hastimal, 1974, Part 2, p. 383-440
  4. ↑ Sthulabhadra, Ganesh Lalwani, Jain Journal, April 1985, p. 152


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