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Person Record
Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 4. | work record
Label Somacandra, muni, about Vi.Saṃ. 1786, pupil of Andara, Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya
Generic Name
  1. Somacandra
Variants
  1. Somacandrajī (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 4. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Somacandra, muni (muni)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 4. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Amūrtipūjaka (Amūrtipūjaka){ST}-Dharmasiṃgha Sampradāya (Dharmasiṃgha Sampradāya){S}-Dariyāpurī Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya (Dariyāpurī Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya){SB}-Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya (Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya){SSB}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 4. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Andara, muni, pupil of Mūlacanda, Dharmadāsa Sampradāya
  2. Male teacher (guru) of: Karasana, muni, about Vi.Saṃ. 1816, last disciple of Andara (Dharmadāsa Sampradāya), founder of Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 4. | work record
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Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1786 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1730

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 4. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiate (dīkṣārthī) of: Andara, muni, pupil of Mūlacanda, Dharmadāsa Sampradāya
    Object: Initiation ceremony (dīkṣāsamāroha)
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1786 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1730
  2. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣādātā): Andara, muni, pupil of Mūlacanda, Dharmadāsa Sampradāya
    Object: Initiation ceremony (dīkṣāsamāroha)
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1786 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1730
  3. Initiate (dīkṣārthī): Karasana, muni, about Vi.Saṃ. 1816, last disciple of Andara (Dharmadāsa Sampradāya), founder of Kaccha Āṭha Koṭī Sampradāya
    Object: Initiation ceremony (dīkṣāsamāroha)
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Bhuja / Bhuja, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India Bhuja / Bhuja, Gujarāta, Kaccha, India
    Indian dates: 11 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Kārttika (kārttika) 1816 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1760

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 4. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 4. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 155, 5. | work record
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