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Nānakacanda

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Jaina, Sāgaramala & Vijaya Kumāra (2003). | work record
Label Nānakacanda, Disciple of Māyārāma, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
Generic Name
  1. Nānakacanda
Honorific or Epithet
  1. tapasvin
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Birth Name (Family)
  1. Cahala
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Cahala
Caste
  1. Jāṭa (Jāṭa)
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru) of: Kṛpārāma, disciple of Nānakacanda, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
  2. Male teacher (guru) of: Jaṛāūcanda, gaṇāvacchedaka, disciple of Nānakacanda, Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Sampradāya
  3. Male teacher (guru) of: Moharasiṃha, disciple of Nānakacanda, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
  4. Male teacher (guru) of: Suganacanda, disciple of Nānakacanda, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
  5. Male teacher (guru): Māyārāma, VS 1911-1969, Disciple of Harnāmadāsa, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1913 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1856
    Location: Śīśalā
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 5 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1937 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1880
    Location: Amṛtasara / Amṛtasara, Pañjāba, India
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 10 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1937 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1880
    Location: Amṛtasara / Amṛtasara, Pañjāba, India
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Location: Jīṁda
Roles
  1. Honouree (saṃmānita) of:
    Object: Death memorial (samādhi)

Sources

  1. Subhadramuni, Ācārya (1993), p 18. | work record
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