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Life Dates are given using the Indian calendar. Gregorian dates are presented in brackets, e.g. [1990].

 

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Generic Name Epithet Position Religious Status Religious Affiliation Life Dates
Samayasundara vācanācārya, kavirāya, vācanakalāvikalāniṣṇāta, tarkavyākṛtisāhityajyoti, samayatatvavid gaṇin (gaṇin), vācaka (vācaka), upādhyāya (upādhyāya) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1686 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1629]
Darśanasāgara paṇḍita gaṇin (gaṇin) Jaina monk Añcalagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1800 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1743]
Unknown
Mithālāla muni (muni) Jaina monk
Kīsanacanda Santoṣacanda Jaina layperson male
Unknown
Unknown
Jayacandra
Unknown
Megha sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk
Śāntisāgara muni (muni) Jaina monk
Guṇavijaya gaṇin (gaṇin) Jaina monk
Jñānamūrti Jaina monk Añcalagaccha

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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.