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Kāntidhīra

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Label Kāntidhīra, sādhu, dīkṣa Vi.Saṃ. 1746, śiṣya of Thiraharṣa, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Kāntidhīra

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 18, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Kāntidhīra, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India
    Indian dates: Saturday (śanivāra) 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1746 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1689

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 18, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Karamacaṃda
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 18, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Thiraharṣa, sādhu, Vi.Saṃ. 1713, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 18, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: Saturday (śanivāra) 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1746 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1689

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 18, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinacandra, sūri, son of Āsakaraṇa, Vi.Saṃ. 1711-1763, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 18, 2. | work record
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