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• Gender

  • Female (strī) (2,780)
  • Male (puruṣa) (3,130)
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• Marital Status

  • Married (vivāhita) (5,910) [x]
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  • Agnivaiśyāyana (Agnivaiśyāyana) (1)
  • Bamba (Bamba) (3)
  • Bhābhū (Bhābhū) (4)
  • Bhaḍāara (Bhaḍāara) (19)
  • Bhaḍāgīyā (2)
  • Bhaṇasālī (Bhaṇasālī) (2)
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  • Agaravāla (Agaravāla) (4)
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  • Bhāvasāra (Bhāvasāra) (9)
  • Brāhmaṇa (Brāhmaṇa) (4)
  • Buraḍa (Buraḍa) (2)
  • Cauhāna (Cauhāna) (1)
  • Dalīya (Dalīya) (5)
  • Dīsāvāla (Dīsāvāla) (44)
  • Gharakaṭa (Gharakaṭa) (3)
  • Gūrjara (Gūjara) (21)
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• Caste Division all

  • Daśa (Dasa) (16)
  • Gūgalīśākhā (Gūgalīśāṣā) (2)
  • Kāpardi (Kāpardi) (6)
  • Lāḍuā (Lāḍuā) (4)
  • Laghuśākhā (Laghuśākhā) (21)
  • Lakṣaśākhā (Lakṣaśākhā) (4)
  • Maguḍīyā (Maguḍīyā) (14)
  • Mīṭhaḍīyā (Mīṭhaḍīyā) (2)
  • Moḍha (Moḍha) (14)
  • Nāga (Nāga) (1)
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• Social Class

  • Brāhmaṇa (Brāhmaṇa) (5)
  • Foreigner (Ionian) (Yavana) (1)
  • Kṣatriya (Kṣatriya) (16)
  • Vaiśya (Vaiśya) (453)
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• Family Lineage all

  • Bhillamāla (Bhillamāla) (1)
  • Buddha (buddha) (5)
  • Cadūāṇa (Cadūāṇa) (4)
  • Cāhumāna (Cāhumāna) (2)
  • Cālukya (Cālukya) (2)
  • Caṃḍālī (Caṃḍālī) (4)
  • Culukīśvara (Culukīśvara) (1)
  • Dośī (Dośī) (14)
  • Haryaṅka (Haryaṅka) (1)
  • Hoyasala (Poyasala) (3)
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• Family Occupation

  • Cloth merchant (kapaṛā vyāpārī) (20)
  • Dyer (rañjaka) (2)
  • Farmer (kisāna) (2)
  • King (narendra) (1)
  • King (rāja) (4)
  • Merchant (ibhya) (2)
  • Merchant (śreṣṭhin) (50)
  • Merchant (vyāpāri) (8)
  • Soldier (sainika) (1)
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• Family Relationship all

  • Adopted son (dattakaputra) (4)
  • Ancestor (pūrvaja) (4)
  • Brother (bhāī) (228)
  • Brother in law (sālā) (8)
  • Co-wife (sautana) (3)
  • Cousin (cacerā bhāī) (5)
  • Daughter (beṭī) (10)
  • Daughter (putrī) (201)
  • Daughter in law (bahū) (117)
  • Daughter in law (pūtravadhū) (71)
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• Birth Date all

  • -600 – -591 (1)
  • 1380 – 1389 (1)
  • 1450 – 1459 (1)
  • 1680 – 1689 (1)
  • 1780 – 1789 (1)
  • 1860 – 1869 (1)
  • 1870 – 1879 (1)
  • 1880 – 1889 (4)
  • 1890 – 1899 (5)
  • 1900 – 1909 (8)
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• Birth Place all

  • Ahamadanagara, Ānanda Dhāma (Samādhi) / Ahamadanagara, Ānanda Dhāma (Samādhi), Mahārāṣṭra, India (1)
  • Bāroī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India (1)
  • Bīdāsara / Rājasthāna (1)
  • Cāḍavāsa, Rājasthāna, India (1)
  • Chāpara / Chāpara, Rājasthāna, India (2)
  • Cūrū / Rājasthāna, Bhārata (1)
  • Gairasara, Rajasthāna, India (1)
  • Gogundā / Gogundā, Rājasthāna, Mevāḍa, India (1)
  • Khākhara (Moṭī), Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī (1)
  • Kuṇḍagrāma (1)
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• Religious Status

  • Householder (gṛhapati) (6)
  • Householder female (gṛhastha kī patnī) (65)
  • Householder male (gṛhastha) (100)
  • Jaina layperson female (śrāvikā / upāsikā) (2,580)
  • Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka) (2,898)
  • Jaina monk (sādhu / muni) (65)
  • Jaina nun (sādhvī / āryikā) (144)
  • Non-Jaina mendicant (1)
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• Monastic Position all

  • agragaṇya (agragaṇya) (4)
  • agragaṇyā (agragaṇyā) (8)
  • anagāra (anagāra) (1)
  • gaṇadhara (gaṇadhara) (1)
  • gaṇin (gaṇin) (1)
  • muni (muni) (1)
  • pravartinī (pravartinī) (4)
  • sādhu (sādhu) (7)
  • sādhvī (sādhvī) (42)
  • sūri (sūri) (1)
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• Monastic Relationship

  • Chief disciple (agraśiṣya) (1)
  • Dharmaputra (dharmaputra) (1)
  • Fellow member of a mendicant tradition (sadharma) (1)
  • Female disciple (śiṣyā) (34)
  • Female teacher (guruṇī) (9)
  • Male disciple (antevāsin) (3)
  • Male disciple (śiṣya) (17)
  • Male teacher (guru) (14)
  • Younger sister (choṭī bahina) (1)
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• Religion

  • Ājīvika (1)
  • Buddhist (1)
  • Hindu (22)
  • Jaina (5,085)
  • Muslim (10)
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• Denomination

  • Brāhmaṇa (2)
  • Digambara (91)
  • Pārśvanāthāpatyīya (2)
  • Śaiva (2)
  • Śvetāmbara (4,523)
  • Vaiṣṇava (4)
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• Sect Tradition

  • Amūrtipūjaka (529)
  • Mūlasaṃgha (34)
  • Mūrtipūjaka (3,992)
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• Sect all

  • Añcalagaccha (9)
  • Bhāvadāragaccha (20)
  • Brahmāṇagaccha (1)
  • Bṛhadgaccha (1)
  • Deśīgaṇa (3)
  • Dharmadāsa Sampradāya (10)
  • Dharmasiṃgha Sampradāya (26)
  • Hara Sampradāya (6)
  • Harṣapurīyagaccha (1)
  • Jīvarāja Sampradāya (20)
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• Sect Branch all

  • Amarasiṃha Sampradāya (20)
  • Balātkāragaṇa (19)
  • Bhāvaharṣīyaśākhā (2)
  • Bhīmapallīyaśākhā (8)
  • Bṛhannāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha (6)
  • Bṛhatkharataragaccha (19)
  • Dariyāpurī Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya (26)
  • Daulatarāma Sampradāya (6)
  • Dhannā Sampradāya (10)
  • Gujarātīlauṃkāgaccha (21)
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• Sect Sub Branch

  • Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Nānā Pakṣa (21)
  • Jayamalagaccha (4)
  • Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya (23)
  • Koraṇṭagaccha (4)
  • Kundakundānvaya (1)
  • Lālacandra Sampradāya (Hukamīcandra Sampradāya) (6)
  • Raghunātha Sampradāya (6)
  • Sarasvatīgaccha (14)
  • Uchatavālagaccha (5)
  • Vṛddhaśālika (1)
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• Sect Sub Sub Branch

  • Javāharalāla Sampradāya (Sādhumārgī, Hukamīcandra Sampradāya 1 a) (4)
  • Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Nānā Pakṣa (10)
  • Kundakundānvaya (14)
  • Mannālāla Sampradāya (Hukamīcandra Sampradāya 2) (2)
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• Institution all

  • Anantanātha Jaina Mandira, Māṃdavī, Mumbaī (1)
  • B. J. Institute of Learning and Research Ahmedabad (3,313)
  • Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (1)
  • Ghoghā Bhaṇḍāra (1)
  • Government of India (12)
  • Kheḍā Bhaṇḍāra (L.D. Institute of Indology), Ahamadābāda (1)
  • Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology (1)
  • Loka Saṃskṛti Śodha Saṃsthāna (2)
  • Mahāvīra Mandira (1)
  • School of Oriental and African Studies (1)
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• Institution Type

  • Folk Culture Research Institute (2)
  • Government Institution (12)
  • Modern Library (3)
  • Temple (2)
  • Traditional Library (2)
  • University (3,319)
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• Role all

  • Appointee (padasthāpita) (2)
  • Appointer (padasthāpanāpradātā) (3)
  • Attendee (upasthita) (2)
  • Author (kartā) (17)
  • Celebrator (dātā) (9)
  • Co-celebrator (sahamahotsavamanānevālā) (3)
  • Co-pilgrim (sahatīrthayātrī) (2)
  • Co-scribe (sahapratilekhaka) (1)
  • Collaborator (sahayogī) (2)
  • Comforter (upaśāmaka) (1)
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• Event all

  • Accepting fourth aṇuvrata (caturthavratagrahaṇa) (1)
  • Awarding an estate / town (jāgīra nagara puraskṛta) (1)
  • Bestowal of a dress (vastrapratipādana) (1)
  • Bestowal of an epithet (birudapratipadāna) (3)
  • Birth (janma) (55)
  • Conquest (vijaya) (1)
  • Consecration of a leader with a fillet (paṭṭābhiṣeka) (1)
  • Consecration of a position holder (padapratiṣṭhā) (1)
  • Conversion (Jaina dharma svīkṛtī) (1)
  • Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka) (1)
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• Object fewer

  • Abolition of pilgrimage tax (tīrthyātrākaranābūda) (1)
  • Ācāryapada (ācāryapada) (2)
  • Āgama manuscripts (Śvetāmbarāgamalipi) (1)
  • Amount of sorghum or corn (hāela) (1)
  • Bliss / Welfare (śreyas) (828)
  • Cell (kulikā) (1)
  • Concert hall (saṃgītamaṇḍapa) (1)
  • Death memorial (niśidhi) (1)
  • Death memorial (stūpa) (1)
  • Doctrine (dharma) (1)
  • Donated a land of Kil̥kere of Ṭattiggere at Katavapra (kil̥kere ka bhūmidān) (2)
  • Epithet (biruda) (6)
  • Epithet (vādīvetālabiruda) (1)
  • Family bliss / welfare (kuṭumbaśreyārtha) (172)
  • Festival (mahotsava) (1)
  • Food (bhojana) (1)
  • Foot image (ṣoḍaśamahāsaticaraṇa) (1)
  • Footprint image (gautamacaraṇapādukā) (2)
  • Footprint image (pādukā) (1)
  • Garment (vastra) (1)
  • Gift of a disciple (śiṣyabheṃṭ) (1)
  • Gujarāta (Gujarāta) (1)
  • Hemacandra's grammar (Siddhahemacandra) (1)
  • Honour (sammāna) (2)
  • Houseshrine (gṛhacaitya) (1)
  • Image (bimba) (6)
  • Image (pratimā) (13)
  • Image of Vimalanātha with Covīsī (Vimalanātha caturviṃśati biṃba) (2)
  • Inauguration jubilee (padamahotsava) (6)
  • Initiation ceremony (dīkṣāsamāroha) (7)
  • Inscription (śilālekha) (1)
  • Installation of a footprint image (caraṇapādukāsthāpanā) (1)
  • Jaina Image (caturviṁśatijinapaṭṭā) (2)
  • Jaina image (Abhinandanasvāmibimba caturviṃśatipaṭṭa) (2)
  • Jaina image (candraprabhapañcatīrthikā) (1)
  • Jaina image (caturviṃśatijinabimba) (2)
  • Jaina sect (jainasaṃgha) (1)
  • Jina Image (Rohiṇībiṁba) (2)
  • Jina image (Abhinandanasvāmībimba) (14)
  • Jina image (Ādināthabimba) (8)
  • Jina image (Ajitanāthabimba) (36)
  • Jina image (Anantanāthabimba) (13)
  • Jina image (Aranāthabimba) (3)
  • Jina image (Candraprabhasvāmībimba) (67)
  • Jina image (Dharmanāthabimba) (75)
  • Jina image (Kunthunāthabimba caturviṃśatipaṭṭa) (2)
  • Jina image (Kunthunāthabimba) (86)
  • Jina image (Mahāvīrasvāmībimba) (14)
  • Jina image (Mallināthabimba) (4)
  • Jina image (Munisuvratasvāmībimba caturviṃśatipaṭṭa) (1)
  • Jina image (Munisuvratasvāmībimba) (58)
  • Jina image (Namināthabimba) (8)
  • Jina image (Nemināthabimba) (48)
  • Jina image (Nirmamanāthabimba) (1)
  • Jina image (Padmanābhasvāmībimba) (3)
  • Jina image (Padmaprabhanāthabimba) (1)
  • Jina image (Padmaprabhasvāmībimba) (20)
  • Jina image (Pārśvanāthabimba) (62)
  • Jina image (Ṛṣabhadevabimba) (110)
  • Jina image (Sambhavanāthabimba) (93)
  • Jina image (Śāntināthabimba pañcatīrthika) (1)
  • Jina image (Śāntināthabimba) (89)
  • Jina image (Śītalanāthabimba caturviṃśatipaṭṭa) (1)
  • Jina image (Śītalanāthabimba) (60)
  • Jina image (Śreyāṃsanāthabimba caturviṃśatipaṭṭa) (1)
  • Jina image (Śreyāṃsanāthabimba) (48)
  • Jina image (Sumatināthabimba caturviṃśatipaṭṭa) (3)
  • Jina image (Sumatināthabimba) (134)
  • Jina image (Supārśvanāthabimba) (14)
  • Jina image (Suvidhināthabimba) (33)
  • Jina image (Vāsupūjyabimba caturviṃśatipaṭṭa) (3)
  • Jina image (Vāsupūjyasvāmībimba) (74)
  • Jina image (Vimalanāthabimba) (41)
  • Jina image (covīsajina) (1)
  • Jina image (jinabimba) (7)
  • Jina temple (Ādīśvaramandira) (1)
  • Jina temple (Ajitajinacaitya) (1)
  • Jina temple (Nemināthamandira) (2)
  • Jina temple (Pārśvanāthacaitya) (1)
  • Jina temple (jinālaya) (1)
  • Jñānabhaṇḍāra (1)
  • Judge tax canceled (Jijiyaverobandha) (1)
  • Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha) (1)
  • Land / Field (kṣetra) (1)
  • Library (bhāṇḍāgāra) (1)
  • Library (citakośa) (3)
  • Library (jñānakośa) (1)
  • Literary work (racanā) (4)
  • Manuscript (hastalekha) (37)
  • Manuscript collection (hastalekhasaṃgraha) (1)
  • Merit (puṇya) (182)
  • Name (nāma) (3)
  • Pauṣadhaśālā (Pauṣadhaśālā) (1)
  • Pilgrimagetax exemption (tīrthakaramocana) (1)
  • Pillar (stambha) (2)
  • Prohibition of the slaughter of animals (jīva-amāri) (2)
  • Rest-house for pilgrims (dharmaśālā) (1)
  • Spiritual welfare for the ancestors (pūrvajaśreyārtha) (57)
  • Statue (pratima) (1)
  • Sumatinātha temple (Sumatijinaprāsāda) (1)
  • Sūripada (sūripada) (1)
  • Temple (caitya) (1)
  • Temple (jinaprāsāda) (1)
  • Temple (mandira) (15)
  • Temple (prāsāda) (1)
  • Town (nagara) (2)
  • Tribute (kara) (2)
  • Unknown (ajñāta) (1)
  • Upādhyāyapada (upādhyāyapada) (1)
  • Vāghela town (vyāgrapallīnagara) (1)
  • Veneration (vandanā) (1)
  • Village (grāma) (1)
  • Yakṣī statue (Ambīkābimba) (3)
  • Yakṣī statue (Padmāvatībimba) (1)
  • Yantra (navapada) (1)
  • Yugapradhāna (yugapradhāna) (1)
  • Yugapradhānapada (yugapradhānapada) (3)
  • nihnava (nihnava) (1)
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• Event Place all

  • Ahamadagaṛha, Paṃjāba, India (1)
  • Ahamadanagara, Ānanda Dhāma (Samādhi) / Ahamadanagara, Ānanda Dhāma (Samādhi), Mahārāṣṭra, India (1)
  • Ahammadanagara / Ahamadābāda (1)
  • Ajamera, Rājasthāna, India (1)
  • Ajayameru / Ajamera, Rājasthāna, India (1)
  • Ajimaganja, West Bengal, India (3)
  • Arbuda (1)
  • Atarī (1)
  • Azīmagañja / Azīmagañja, Baṅgāla, India (1)
  • Balācora / Balācora, Pañjāba, India (1)
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• Catalogue

  • Kapadia 1935 (11)
  • Kapadia 1936 (1)
  • Kapadia 1940 (13)
  • Kapadia 1952 (3)
  • Kapādiā 1967 (1)
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• Genre all

  • Biographical dictionary (2)
  • Canonised text (15)
  • Canonised text with ṭīkā (3)
  • Canonised text with avacūrṇi (2)
  • Canonised text with dīpikā (1)
  • Canonised text with niryukti (1)
  • Catalogue (773)
  • Compilation (297)
  • Cūrṇi (1)
  • Historical poem (5)
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• Language all

  • Canarese (3)
  • English (204)
  • English & Sanskrit (3,325)
  • Gujarati (737)
  • Hindi (697)
  • Old Gujarati (8)
  • Prakrit (16)
  • Prakrit & Sanskrit (5)
  • Rajasthani (1)
  • Sanskrit (174)
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• Script

  • Devanāgarī (859)
  • Gujarātī (658)
  • Jaina Devanāgarī (11)
  • Kannaḍa (5)
  • Roman (1)
  • Roman & Devanāgarī (3,325)
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