Sthulabhadra
Acharya Sthulabhadra Suri | |
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14th century Ārya Sthūlabhadra idol at the Khaḍākhoṭadī no Pāḍo Jaina Temple (Patan, Gujarat, India) | |
| Preceded by | Acharya Bhadrabahusuri |
| Succeeded by | Acharya Mahagirisuri and Acharya Suhastinsuri |
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Śvetāmbara |
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| Teacher | Acharya Sambhutavijayasuri |
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Sthulabhadra (297-198 BCE) was a Jain monk who lived during the 3rd or 4th century BC. He was a disciple of Bhadrabahu and Sambhutavijaya. His father was Sakatala, a minister in Nanda kingdom before the arrival of Chandragupta Maurya. When his brother became the chief minister of the kingdom, Sthulabhadra became a Jain monk and succeeded Bhadrabahu in the Pattavali as per the writings of the Kalpa Sūtra. He is mentioned in the 12th-century Jain text Parisistaparvan (appendix to the Trisasti-shalakapurusa-caritra) by Hemachandra.