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Generic Name Epithet Position Religious Status Religious Affiliation Life Dates
Kīrtivijaya budha gaṇin (gaṇin), vācaka (vācaka), upādhyāya (upādhyāya), mahopādhyāya (mahopādhyāya) Jaina monk Tapāgaccha, Vijayaśākhā
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1700 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1644]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
Kalyāṇasāgara añcalagaccheśa gaccheśa (gaccheśa), sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 1633 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1576] . Lolāḍagrāma
  2. Birth (janma): 1642 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1585] . Dhavalakapura
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā)
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1718 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1661] . Bhujanagara
Uttamavijaya gaṇin (gaṇin) Jaina monk Tapāgaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1868 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1811]
Guṇavinaya gaṇin (gaṇin), upādhyāya (upādhyāya) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1640-1660 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1593]
Udayasāgara pūjya, bhagavat paṭṭadhara (paṭṭadhara), ācārya (ācārya), gaccheśa (gaccheśa), sūri (sūri), gacchādhīśvara (gacchādhīśvara) Jaina monk Upakeśagaccha, Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 1763 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1706] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1777 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1720]
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 2 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1826 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1769]
Kalyāṇa Jaina layperson male Jaina
  1. Birth (janma): 1763 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1706]
Bhāvaśekhara muni (muni) Jaina monk Añcalagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1675 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1619]
Prāga Jaina layperson male Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1893 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1836]
Dharmasiṃha munivara muni (muni), ācārya (ācārya) Jaina monk Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa, Dariyāpurī Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya
  1. Birth (janma): 1630 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1574] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1700 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1643]
  3. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1685 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 4 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1728Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1628 — 1671]
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 4 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1728 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1671] . Sūrata / Sūrata, Gujarāta, India
Saṃghavī, Amarasī Jaina layperson male Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa
Āsakarṇa ṛṣi, pūjya sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Jinamāṇikyasūri
Bhaktiviśāla paṇḍita sādhu (sādhu), paṃnyāsa (paṃnyāsa), vācaka (vācaka) Jaina monk Jinaratnasūriśākhā
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1708 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1651] . Āgarā / Āgarā, Uttara Pradeśa, India
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1708 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1652]
Śrīvarddhana sādhu (sādhu), vācaka (vācaka) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Nayanavarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Jñānavarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Kṣāmāvarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Prītivarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Vinayavarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Harṣavarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Hīravarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1711 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 1 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1731Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1655 — 1674]
Puṇyavarddhana sādhu (sādhu) Jaina monk Kharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1656] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Mūlacanda ācārya (ācārya) Jaina monk Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 10 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1849 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1792]
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1876Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [ — 1819] . Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1876 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1819] . Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India
Ratnacanda ācārya (ācārya) Jaina monk Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā) Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1899Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [ — 1843] . Navānagara / Jāmanagara, Gujarāta, Saurāṣṭra, India
Dayāśīla muni (muni) Jaina monk Añcalagaccha
Vimalacandra muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1800 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1744]
Kuśalalābha muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
Vijayasāgara gaṇin (gaṇin), paṇḍita (paṇḍita) Jaina monk Jaina
Udayasāgara muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
Mayācanda muni (muni) Jaina monk Lauṃkāgaccha
Jīvakīrti muni (muni) Jaina monk Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1607 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1646-1676Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1551 — 1604]
Bhuvanasoma muni (muni) Jaina monk Jinabhadrasūriśākhā
Kīrticandra Jaina monk
Jayavantī Jaina layperson female Jaina
Saṃghavī, Tejabāī Jaina layperson female Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa
Jinadāsa Jaina layperson male Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa
Śivā Jaina layperson female Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa

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