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Generic Name Epithet Position Religious Status Religious Affiliation Life Dates
Amarasiṃha ācārya (ācārya) Jaina monk Haridāsa Saṃpradāya (Pañjāba Lavajī Ṛṣi Saṃpradāya), Ḍhuṇḍhakamata
  1. Birth (janma): 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1862 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1805] . Amṛtasara / Amṛtasara, Pañjāba, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1899 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1842]
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1898 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1841]
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 2 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1938 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1881]
  5. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1938 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1881]
Gomatī sādhvī (sādhvī), pravartinī (pravartinī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1926 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1870] . Ṭuṃḍā, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 13 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Caitra (caitra) 1926 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1870] . Muñdrā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Premu sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1937 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1881] . Deshalapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Monday (somavāra) 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 1937 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1880] . Deshalapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 8 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āsāḍha (āsāḍha( Prathama)) 1982 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1925] . Vaḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Veja sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1943 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1887] . Patrī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Birth (janma): 1940 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1884] . Deshalapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā): Saturday (śanivāra) 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 1940 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1883] . Bāroī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  4. Death (nirvāṇa): Monday (somavāra) 7 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1987 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1930] . Gunḍālā / Gunḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Pāñcī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1947 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1891] . Tragaḍī, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Friday (śukravāra) 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1947 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1890] . Bāroī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 14 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1977 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1921] . Muñdrā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Māṇeka sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1955 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1899] . Ḍepā / Ḍepā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Monday (somavāra) 12 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1955 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1899] . Saḍāu, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Wednesday (budhavāra) Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Śrāvaṇa (śrāvaṇa) 1995 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1938] . Vaḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Lādhī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina layperson female Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1955 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1899] . Gunḍālā / Gunḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Tuesday (maṅgalavāra) 14 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) 1955 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1898] . Mokhā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Saturday (śanivāra) 9 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1988 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1932] . Bāroī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Bhāṇa sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1956 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1900] . Kapāyā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Saturday (śanivāra) 3 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1956 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1899] . Vaḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1958 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1901] . Muñdrā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Nāna sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1956 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1900] . Bāroī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Wednesday (budhavāra) 14 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1956 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1899] . Vaḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1975 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1918] . Aṅjāra, Gujarat, India / Aṅjāra, Kaccha Kanṭhī
Ḍāi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1964 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1908] . Berājā / Berājā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 7 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1964 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1908] . Muñdrā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Friday (śukravāra) 13 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Phālguna (phālguna) 1965 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1909] . Deshalapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Purī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1965 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1909] . Deshalapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 8 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1965 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1909] . Prāgapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): 6 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Phālguna (phālguna) 1967 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1911] . Deshalapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Hīrū sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1966 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1910] . Bhuja / Bhuja, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Friday (śukravāra) 9 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1966 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1910] . Vaḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 2023 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1967] . Bāroī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Desarī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1968 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1912] . Ṭoḍā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Monday (somavāra) 10 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1968 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1912] . Berājā / Berājā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1979 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1923] . Bāroī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Gaṅgā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun
  1. Birth (janma): 1970 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1914] . Berājā / Berājā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): Friday (śukravāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1970 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1914] . Khākhara (Moṭī), Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Kārttika (kārttika) 1993 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1937] . Deshalapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Mīṭhī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Birth (janma): 1971 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1915]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Second Vaiśākha (dvitīya vaiśākha) 1971 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1915] . Berājā / Berājā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
  3. Death (nirvāṇa): Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 9 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Māgha (māgha) 1974 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1918]

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