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Label Jñānahema, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1820, śiṣya of Gajavallabha, initiated by Jinalābha, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Jñānahema

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 61, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Jñānahema, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Rāḍadhrahā
    Indian dates: 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1820 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1763

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 61, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Gaṃgārāma
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 61, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Gajavallabha, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1776, śiṣya of Uttama, initiated by Jinasukha, Kharataragaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Bhuvanavilāsa, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1867, śiṣya of Jñānahema, initiated by Jinaharṣa, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 61, 2. | work record
  2. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 87, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1820 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1763
    Location: Rāḍadhrahā

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 61, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinalābha, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1804-1834, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Rāḍadhrahā Rāḍadhrahā

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 61, 2. | work record
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