Vividha Tirtha Kalpa, originally namedKalpa-pradeepa,[1] is a widely cited[2][3][4]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 JainTirthas.[5]
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.[6]
Jinaprabha Suri lived during the rule ofMuhammad 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 ofShrimal Jain community. He was initiated at the age of 8 and became an Acharya inKharatara Gaccha at 23.
Some of the Kalpas contain the date of compositions, although most are undated. The dates range from Samvat 1364 to Samvat 1389.[7] The last section of the book was written in 1332 CE in Delhi during the rule of Muhammad Bin Tuglaq.
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The tirthas mentioned cover regions (as divided by MuniJinvijay):
He describes the building and destruction of many temples in recent period.
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