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Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 919. | work record
Label Soma, father of Jineśvara (Bṛhatkharataragaccha, Vi.Saṃ. 1080, 1092, preceptor of Abhayadeva navāṅgavṛttikṛt)
Generic Name
  1. Soma
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Social Class
  1. Brāhmaṇa (Brāhmaṇa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 919. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Father of: Jineśvara, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1080, 1092, successor of Vardhamāna, brother of Buddhisāgara, founder of the Vidhimārga/Kharataragaccha, predecessor of Jinacandra, preceptor of Abhayadeva (navāṅgavṛttikṛt, founder of the Bṛhatkharataragaccha)
  2. Son: Buddhisāgara, about Vi.Saṃ. 1080, Kharataragaccha Cāndrakula, pupil of Vardhamāna († Vi.Saṃ. 1088, preceptor of Jineśvara, Bṛhatkharataragaccha, about Vi.Saṃ. 1080)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 425, 919. | work record
  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 625, 919. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1050-1100 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1018
  2. Residence (nivāsa)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 919. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 919. | work record
Visualisations
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