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Person Record
Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), pp 41-43. | work record
Label Choṭāṃ, sādhvī, born Vi.Saṃ. 1980, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
Generic Name
  1. Choṭāṃ
Byname / Nickname
  1. rājagaṛha (rājagaṛha)
Religious Status
  1. Jaina nun (sādhvī / āryikā)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Choṭāṃ, sādhvī (sādhvī)
    Location: Rājasthāna, Byāvara / Rajasthan, Byāvara, India
    Indian dates: Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 9 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1875 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1819
Gender
  1. Female (strī)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Amūrtipūjaka (Amūrtipūjaka){ST}-Terāpantha (Terāpantha){S}
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 8 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Māgha (māgha) 1697 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1641

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), pp 41-43. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Unmarried (avivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Daughter of: Serāṃ, śrāvikā, mother of Choṭāṃ, sādhvī about Vi.Saṃ.1960 resident of Rājagaṛha
  2. Father: Mokhacaṃda, śrāvaka, father of Choṭāṃ, sādhvī about Vi.Saṃ.1960 resident of Rājagaṛha

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), pp 41-43. | work record
  1. Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), pp 41-43. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Female disciple (śiṣyā) of: Tulasī, gaṇādhipati, born Vi.Saṃ.1971, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), pp 41-43. | work record
Events
  1. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āśvina (āśvina) 1980 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1923
    Location: Rājagaṛha / Rājagaṛha, Rājasthāna, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 13 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Māgha (māgha) 1759 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1703
    Location: Rājasthāna, Byāvara / Rajasthan, Byāvara, India

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), p 41. | work record
  2. Navaratnamala (20), Muni (2001), p 41. | work record
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