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Vidyānandin

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 775, 787. | work record
Label Vidyānandin (or Vīracandra), paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ 808-840, Sarasvatīgaccha
Generic Name
  1. Vidyānandin
Variants
  1. Vīracandra (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 775, 787. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Vidyānandin, paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara)
    Indian dates: 808 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 840Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 751 — 783

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 513, 775, 787. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}-Mūlasaṃgha (Mūlasaṃgha){ST}-Nandigaṇa (Nandisaṃgha){S}-Balātkāragaṇa (Sarasvatīgaccha){SB}
  2. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}-Bhilliyasaṃgha (Bhilliyasaṃgha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 513, 775. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 787. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 830 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 773

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 787. | work record
Roles
  1. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Rāmacandra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 840-857, Digambara
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Dharmanandin, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ 785-808, Sarasvatīgaccha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 775. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 513, 775, 787. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Vidyānandin

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