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Label Amararatna, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1848, śiṣya of Amaravimala, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amararatna

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 77, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Amararatna, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Lakhanaū / Lakhanaū, Uttara Pradeśa, India
    Indian dates: 5 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Māgha (māgha) 1848 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1792

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 77, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Agarau
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}-Kīrtiratnasūriśākhā (Kīrtiratnasūriśākhā){SSB}

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 77, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Grandson disciple (pautraśiṣya) of: Amaravimala, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1791, śiṣya of Māṇikyamūrti, initiated by Jinabhakti, Kharataragaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Gajavinaya, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1879, śiṣya of Amararatna, initiated by Jinaharṣa, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 77, 2. | work record
  2. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 99, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1848 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1791
    Location: Lakhanaū / Lakhanaū, Uttara Pradeśa, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 77, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinacandra, sūri, author of Jīvavicāravṛtti, Vi.Saṃ. 1834-1856, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Lakhanaū / Lakhanaū, Uttara Pradeśa, India Lakhanaū / Lakhanaū, Uttara Pradeśa, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 77, 2. | work record
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