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Gaṃgabhadra

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Label Gaṃgabhadra, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1851, śiṣya of Nityaruci, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Gaṃgabhadra

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 79, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Gaṃgabhadra, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Pālī / Pālī, Rājasthāna, India
    Indian dates: 1 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1851 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1794

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 79, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Govarddhana
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 79, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Nityarūci, sādhu, dīkṣa Vi.Saṃ. 1810, śiṣya of Āryavallabha, initiated by Jinalābha, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 79, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1851 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1794
    Location: Pālī / Pālī, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 79, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinacandra, sūri, author of Jīvavicāravṛtti, Vi.Saṃ. 1834-1856, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Pālī / Pālī, Rājasthāna, India Pālī / Pālī, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 79, 2. | work record
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