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Prabhācandra

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Rāmacandra, Śāstrī Dīnānātha (ed.), (1888), p Preface 14b. | work record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 551, 560, 739. | work record
Label Prabhācandra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 453-478, Digambara, predecessor of Nemicandra (paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 478-487, Digambara)
Generic Name
  1. Prabhācandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Prabhācandra, paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara)
    Indian dates: 453 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 478Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 396 — 421

Sources

  1. Rāmacandra, Śāstrī Dīnānātha (ed.), (1888), p Preface 14b. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 560, 739. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Pañcama (Pañcama)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 560. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 551. | work record
Roles
  1. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Nemicandra, paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 478-487, Sarasvatīgaccha, predecessor of Bhānunandin (paṭṭadhara Vi.Saṃ. 487-508, Digambara)
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Lokacandra, Vi.Saṃ. 427-453, Digambara

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 551. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 739. | work record
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Detail of 13th century Digambare image-canopy (Pratimā-vitāna) from Hiṅgalājagaṛh (Maṇḍasaur), Central Museum Indore. Photo Credit: Ingrid Schoon 23.12.2019.