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Lokacandra

Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 309, 739. | work record
Label Lokacandra, Vi.Saṃ. 427-453, Digambara
Generic Name
  1. Lokacandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Lokacandra, paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara)
    Indian dates: 427 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 453Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 370 — 396

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 739. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Lavecū (Lavecū)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 735. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 739. | work record
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 393 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 336
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 411 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 354

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 739. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 739. | work record
Roles
  1. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Prabhācandra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 453-478, Digambara, predecessor of Nemicandra (paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 478-487, Digambara)
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Kumāranandin, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 386-427, Digambara

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 739. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 309, 739. | work record
Visualisations
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