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Navaratnamala (24), Muni (2001), pp 75-77. | work record
Label Somalatā, sādhvī, born, Vi.Saṃ. 2008, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
Generic Name
  1. Somalatā
Byname / Nickname
  1. gaṃgāśahara (gaṃgāśahara)
Religious Status
  1. Jaina nun (sādhvī / āryikā)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Somalatā, agragaṇyā (agragaṇyā)

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (24), Muni (2001), pp 75-77. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Śāṃtikumārī
Birth Name (Family)
  1. Baida
Gender
  1. Female (strī)
Family Name
  1. Baida

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), p 13. | work record
Caste
  1. Osavāla (Osavāla)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Amūrtipūjaka (Amūrtipūjaka){ST}-Terāpantha (Terāpantha){S}

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (24), Muni (2001), pp 75-77. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Unmarried (avivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Father: Baida, Ratanalāla, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ.1980, resident of Gaṃgāśahara, father of sādhvī Somalatā & sadhu Kamalakumāra
  2. Mother: Baida, Keśara, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ.1980, resident of Gaṃgāśahara , mother of sādhvī Somalatā & sādhu Kamalakumāra

Sources
Monastic Relationships
  1. Female disciple (śiṣyā) of: Tulasī, gaṇādhipati, born Vi.Saṃ.1971, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
  2. Junior fellow disciple of the same guru (choṭā gurubhāī): Kamalakumāra, sādhu, born Vi.Saṃ.2012, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha

Sources

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Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 9 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 2008 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1951
    Location: Gaṃgāśahara / Gaṃgāśahara, Rājasthāna, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 8 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 2035 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1978
    Location: Bīdāsara / Rājasthāna

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (24), Muni (2001), pp 75-77. | work record
  2. Navaratnamala (24), Muni (2001), pp 75-77. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Lāḍāṃ, sādhvī pramukhā, Vi.Saṃ. 1960-2026, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Bīdāsara / Rājasthāna Bīdāsara / Rājasthāna
    Indian dates: 8 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 2035 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1978

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (24), Muni (2001), pp 75-77. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Somalatā

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