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Bālakrāma

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Jaina, Sāgaramala & Vijaya Kumāra (2003). | work record
Label Bālakrāma, VS 1866-1944, Disciple of Amarasiṃha, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
Generic Name
  1. Bālakrāma
Byname / Nickname
  1. mānyasanta (mānyasanta)
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Garga
Caste
  1. Agaravāla (Agravāla)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Amūrtipūjaka (Amūrtipūjaka){ST}-Lava Ṛṣi Sampradāya (Lava Ṛṣi Sampradāya){S}-Haridāsa Saṃpradāya (Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya) (Haridāsa Saṃpradāya (Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya)){SB}
    Indian dates: Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1911 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1854

Sources

  1. Jaina, Sāgaramala & Vijaya Kumāra (2003). | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru) of: Lālacanda, gaṇāvacchedaka, disciple of Bālakrāma, Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Sampradāya
  2. Male teacher (guru) of: Premasukha, disciple of Bālakrāma, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
  3. Male teacher (guru) of: Cañcalamala, disciple of Bālakrāma, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
  4. Male teacher (guru): Amarasiṃha, Vi.Saṃ. 1862-1938, disciple of Rāmalāla, Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Sampradāya
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 3 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Māgha (māgha) 1866 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1810
    Location: Baṛauta / India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1911 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1854
    Location: Chīṃṭāvālā / Chīṃṭāvālā, Pañjāba, India
  3. Fast unto death (sallekhanā)
    Indian dates: 2 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) 1944 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1887
    Location: Amṛtasara / Amṛtasara, Pañjāba, India
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 2 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) 1944 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1887
    Location: Amṛtasara / Amṛtasara, Pañjāba, India
Visualisations
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