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Mahimānandana

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Label Mahimānandana, sādhu, dīkṣā, Vi.Saṃ. 1784, śiṣyā, of Gaṃgavinaya, initiated by Jinabhakti, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Mahimānandana

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 43, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Mahimānandana, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India
    Indian dates: 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Caitra (caitra) 1784 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1727

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 43, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Mayācanda
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 43, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Gaṃgavinaya, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1748, śiṣya of Ratnavallabh, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 43, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Caitra (caitra) 1784 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1727
    Location: Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 43, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinabhakti, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1780-1804, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 43, 2. | work record
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