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Yakṣa

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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 197, 23. | work record
Label Yakṣa, deva, Mahattara, successor of Ratnaprabha, Upakeśagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Yakṣa
Honorific or Epithet
  1. mahattara
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Upakeśagaccha (Ūkeśagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 197, 23. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya): Nanna (Nannācārya), sūri, founder of Koranṭakagaccha, successor of Yakṣadeva mahattara

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 197, 23. | work record
Roles
  1. Consecrator of an ācārya (ācāryapadakṛt) of: Nanna (Nannācārya), sūri, founder of Koranṭakagaccha, successor of Yakṣadeva mahattara

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 197, 23. | work record
Visualisations
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