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Amalacandra

Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 199, 205. | work record
Label Amalacandra, about 854 A.D., Rājakulagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amalacandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Rājakulagaccha (Rājakulagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 205. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru): Abhayacandramas, sūri, about 854 A.D., Rājakulagaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Siddharāja, about 850 A.D., Rājakulagaccha, pupil of Amalacandra (about 854 A.D., Rājakulagaccha)

Sources

  1. Cunningham, Alexander (1875), p 164 plate 42 no. 4. | work record
  2. Bühler, Georg (1889), p 120. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 888. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 911 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India)
    Gregorian dates: 854

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 199, 205. | work record
  2. Bühler, Georg (1889), p 120. | work record
Visualisations
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