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Mahimāsāra

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Label Mahimāsāra, paṃnyāsa, Vi.Saṃ. 1744, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Mahimāsāra

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 17, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Mahimāsāra, paṃnyāsa (paṃnyāsa)

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 17, 2. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya): Abhayadharma, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1744, śiṣya of Mahimāsāra, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 17, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Manuscript copying (pratilekhana)
    Indian dates: 1604 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1547
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1744 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1688

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 21, work. no. 926, line Ms.no. 3. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 21, Cat. no. 926, line Ms.no. 3. | work record
Roles
  1. Scribe (pratilekhaka) of:
    Object: Manuscript (hastalekha)
    Event: Text composition (racanā) Puṇyasāgara Sādhuvandanā. [manuscript] Copied by Mahimasāra, Serūṇāgrāma. Maharacanda Saṃgraha, Bikānera Bṛhadajñānabhaṇḍāra.
    Location: Serūṇāgrāma Serūṇāgrāma
    Indian dates: 1604 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1547

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 21, work.no. 926, line Ms. No. 3. | work record
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