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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 233. | work record
Label Jyesṭha, ācārya, about 8th century, successor of Vaṭeṣvara, Thārāpadragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Jyesṭha
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Jyesṭha, ācārya (ācārya)
  2. Jyesṭha, sādhu (sādhu)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 233. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 233. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Hārilagaccha (Hārilagaccha){SB}-Thārāpadragaccha (Thārapadragaccha){SSB}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 233. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 750 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 694

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 233. | work record
Roles
  1. Indirect Successor (paṭṭānukrama) of: Vaṭeṣvara, successor of Yakṣadatta, Harilagaccha, founder of Thārāpadra gaccha/Vateṣvaragaccha
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Śāntibhadra, sūri, successor of Jayeṣṭhācārya, Thārāpadragaccha

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 233. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 233. | work record
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