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Amaracandra

Person Record
Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 6. | work record
Label Amaracandra, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1536, Pippalagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amaracandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 6. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Pippalagaccha (Pippalagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 6. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Sindhu, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1536, Pippalagaccha

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 6. | work record
Roles
  1. Consecrator of a statue (pratimāpratiṣṭhākartā) of: Lāmvā, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1536, śrīmāla
    Object: Jina image (Śāntināthabimba)
    Location: Nāpāliyā Nāpāliyā
    Indian dates: Friday (śukravāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1536 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1479
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Sindhu, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1536, Pippalagaccha
  3. Donor (dātā): Lāmvā, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1536, śrīmāla
    Object: Jina image (Śāntināthabimba)
    Location: Nāpāliyā Nāpāliyā
    Indian dates: Friday (śukravāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1536 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1479

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 6. | work record
  2. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 6. | work record
  3. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 2, 6. | work record
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