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Bālacandra

Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 365. | work record
Label Bālacandra, Digambara, yati, about Śaka 1040, preceptor of Candraprabha (about Śaka 1040)
Generic Name
  1. Bālacandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Bālacandra, yati (yati)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 365. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 365. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya): Candraprabha, Digambara, yati, about Śaka 1040, pupil of Bālacandra (about Śaka 1040)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Vimalendu, about Śaka 1070, Digambara
  3. Male disciple (śiṣya): Śāntideva, about Śaka 1040, Digambara

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 365, 621. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 783. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 621, 813. | work record
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