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

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 69, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Meruvijaya, sādhu (sādhu)
    Indian dates: 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Phālguna (phālguna) 1835 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1778

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 69, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Motīlāla
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Vṛddhakharataragaccha (Vṛddhakharataragaccha){S}-Jinacandrasūriśākhā (Jinacandrasūriśākhā){SB}

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 69, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Grandson disciple (pautraśiṣya) of: Jñānavarddhana, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1783, śiṣya of Amaravijaya, initiated by Jinabhakti, Kharataragaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Guṇaruci, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1881, śiṣya of Meruvijaya, initiated by Jinaharṣa, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 69, 2. | work record
  2. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 102, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Phālguna (phālguna) 1835 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1778
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Phālguna (phālguna) 1835 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1778

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 69, 2. | work record
  2. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 69, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinacandra, sūri, author of Jīvavicāravṛtti, Vi.Saṃ. 1834-1856, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 69, 2. | work record
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