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Generic Name Epithet Position Religious Status Religious Affiliation Life Dates
Vālhā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1740/49 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [838]
Vālhā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
Vimalā sādhvī (sādhvī) Añcalagaccha
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 1648 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1592]
Vimalayaśāśrī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma) Varāḍīyā / Varāḍīyā, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2019 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1963] . Pālītāṇā, Gujarata, Saurāṣṭra, India
Vipulaguṇāśrī Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2023 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1967] . Nāgalapura, Gujarat, India / Gujarat, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2023 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1967] . Nāgalapura, Gujarat, India / Gujarat, India
Vīraguṇāśrī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2031 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1975] . Cāngaḍāī / Cāngaḍāī, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2031 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1975] . Devapura / Devapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
Virāgaguṇāśrī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2039 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1983] . Nāraṇapura / Nāraṇapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2039 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1983] . Vaḍālā, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Viratiguṇāśrī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2044 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1988] . Koṭaḍā / Koṭaḍā, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2044 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1988] . Koṭaḍā / Koṭaḍā, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
Vinayaguṇāśrī Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2046 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1990] . Laijā, Gujarāta, Kaccha (Kanṭhī), India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2046 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1990] . Cīncabundara (Mumbai), Maharāṣṭrā, India
Varajū sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Terāpantha
  1. Birth (janma): 12 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1983 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1926] . Saradāraśahara / Saradāraśahara, Rājasthāna, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1996 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1939] . Saradāraśahara / Saradāraśahara, Rājasthāna, India
Viśvodayaśrī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Añcalagaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2013 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1957] . Devapura / Devapura, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2013 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1957]
  3. Death (mṛtyu): Saturday (śanivāra) 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Śrāvaṇa (śrāvaṇa) 2079 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [2023] . 72 Jinālaya Kodāya / Koḍāī, Gujarāta, Kaccha Kanṭhī, India
Vadanāṃ sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Terāpantha
  1. Birth (janma): 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1936 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1879]
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 8 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 1994 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1937]
  3. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 14 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Māgha (māgha) 2033 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1976] . Bīdāsara / Rājasthāna
Vṛddhā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Terāpantha
  1. Birth (janma) Śrīḍūṃgaragaṛha, Rājasthāna, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā) Saradāraśahara / Saradāraśahara, Rājasthāna, India
  3. Death (svargagamana) Saradāraśahara / Saradāraśahara, Rājasthāna, India
Vardhamāna sūri (sūri) Jaina monk Candragaccha, Kharataragaccha
  1. Death (mahāprayāṇa): 1088 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) [1032]
Veṇā Jaina nun Jaina
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī): 150 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) [-377]
Vimala pravartinī (pravartinī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Vidyutaprabhā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2020 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1963] . Mokalasara, India / Mokalasara, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 7 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 2030 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1973]
Vinītāśrī sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 1983 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1926] . Pādarā, India / India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Phālguna (phālguna) 1996 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1939] . Aṇādarā / Aṇādarā, India
Vidyāsiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Vimalaprabhā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 2014 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1957] . India / Rajasthan, Sivānā, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 2033 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1976] . India / Rajasthan, Sivānā, India
Vivekasiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 5 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1810 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1753]
Vīracūlā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun
Vinayasiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1825 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1768]
Vinayasiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1843 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1786]
Vijayamālā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1843 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1786]
Vimalasiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Death (mṛtyu): 1662 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1605]
Vivekasiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Vinayasiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1783 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1726]
Viśālaśobhā gaṇinī (gaṇinī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Vicitra sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1991 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1934]
Viśāla sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Vīra sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
Vibudha sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1997 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1940]
Vijayendra sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 2002 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1945]
Vikāsa sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 2003 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1946]
Vījāṃ sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Gujarātīlauṃkāgaccha
Vīrāṃ āryā (āryā) Jaina nun Amarasiṃha Sampradāya
Vivekasiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 7 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1921 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1864] . Jodhapura / Jodhapura, Rājasthāna, Māravāṛa, India
Vidhyāsiddhi sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun
Viveka sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 10 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1943 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1886]
Vidhyā sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 2 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1955 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1898]
Vijaya sādhvī (sādhvī) Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1955 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1898]
Vasanta sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 5 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1972 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1915]
Vijñāna sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 5 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1980 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1923]
Vinoda sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1981 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1924]
Vardhana sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1988 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1931]
Vinaya sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 12 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1961 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1904]
Vallabha sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1961 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1904]
Vijaya sādhvī (sādhvī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā): 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1967 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1910]
Vicakṣaṇaśrī sādhvī (sādhvī), pravartinī (pravartinī) Jaina nun Bṛhatkharataragaccha
  1. Birth (janma): 1 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1969 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1912] . Amarāvatī, India / Amarāvatī, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā): 1981 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1924] . Pīpāḍa, India / Pīpāḍa
  3. Death (mṛtyu): 2037 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) [1980] . Jayapura, Rājasthāna, India

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