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Ācārya Bhadrabāhu: A Life Dedicated to Jainism and the Kalpa Sutras Born: c. 367 BC in Pundravardhana, India (modern North Bengal) Died: c. 298 BC Sect: Digambara Jainism Significance: Last Shruta Kevalin and spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya Ācārya Bhadrabāhu stands as a pivotal figure in the history of Jainism, particularly within the Digambara sect. Born into a Brahmin family during a period when Pundravardhana served as a secondary capital of the Mauryan Empire, his early life was marked by prophecy – at just seven years old, Govarddhana Mahamuni foretold that Bhadrabāh…
A chart of Bhadrabāhu's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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