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Mayācandra

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Label Mayācandra, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1835, śiṣya of Prabhanandana, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Mayācandra

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 67, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Mayācandra, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Bālottarā (Vālotarā), India
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1835 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1778

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 67, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Motī
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}-Kṣemakīrtiśākhā (Kṣemaśākhā){SSB}

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 67, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Grandson disciple (pautraśiṣya) of: Prabhanandana, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1784, śiṣya of Udayadhīra, initiated by Jinabhakti, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 67, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1835 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1778
    Location: Bālottarā (Vālotarā), India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 67, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinacandra, sūri, author of Jīvavicāravṛtti, Vi.Saṃ. 1834-1856, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Bālottarā (Vālotarā), India Bālottarā (Vālotarā), India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 67, 2. | work record
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