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Nemacanda

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Jaina, Sāgaramala & Vijaya Kumāra (2003). | work record
Label Nemacanda, disciple of Sukhīrāma, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
Generic Name
  1. Nemacanda
Variants
  1. Nekacanda (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Śrīsāra, Muni (1630). | work record
Honorific or Epithet
  1. tapasvin
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Birth Name (Family)
  1. Prajāpati
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Occupation
  1. Potter (kumhāra)
Family Name
  1. Prajāpati
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru): Sukhīrāma, Disciple of Māyārāma, Pañjaba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 1956 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India)
    Gregorian dates: 1899
    Location: Rāṭhadhānā/Sonīpata
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1976 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India)
    Gregorian dates: 1919
    Location: Kāhanī
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 2026 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1969
    Location: Mūnaka / Mūnaka, Pañjāba, India
Roles
  1. Honouree (saṃmānita) of:
    Object: Death memorial (samādhi)
Visualisations
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