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Somacandra

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 275, 706, 920. | work record
Label Somacandra, Vi.Saṃ. 1504, Tapāgaccha, pupil of Ratnaśekhara (sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1502-1517, Tapāgaccha)
Generic Name
  1. Somacandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Somacandra, gaṇin (gaṇin)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 920. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Tapāgaccha (Tapāgaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 705, 706. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1504 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1447

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 706. | work record
Roles
  1. Author (kartā) of: Kathāmahodadhi (1447) .
  2. Author (kartā) of: Vṛttaratnākaraṭīkā.

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 275. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 793, 920. | work record
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