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Meghacandra

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 329, 685. | work record
Label Meghacandra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 601-627, Digambara
Generic Name
  1. Meghacandra
Variants
  1. Meghendu (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 685. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Meghacandra Meghacandra, paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara)
    Indian dates: 601 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 627Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 544 — 570

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 685. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Khaṇḍelavāla (Khaṇḍelavāla)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 329. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}-Mūlasaṃgha (Mūlasaṃgha){ST}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 685. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 596 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 539
  2. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 572 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 515

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 685. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 685. | work record
Roles
  1. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Śāntikīrti, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 627-642, Digambara
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Māṇikyanandin, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 585-601, Digambara

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 685. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 669, 685. | work record
Visualisations
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Detail of 13th century Digambare image-canopy (Pratimā-vitāna) from Hiṅgalājagaṛh (Maṇḍasaur), Central Museum Indore. Photo Credit: Ingrid Schoon 23.12.2019.