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Devakumāra

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Label Devakumāra, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1816, śiṣya of Varddhamāna, initiated by Jinalābha, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Devakumāra

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 58, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Devakumāra, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1816 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1760

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 58, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Thānau
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 58, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Varddhamāna, Ṛṣī, Vi.Saṃ.1816, Kharataragaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Vinayaharṣa, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṁ 1852, śiṣya of Devakumāra, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 58, 2. | work record
  2. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 80, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1816 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1760
    Location: Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1816 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1760
    Location: Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 58, 2. | work record
  2. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 58, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinalābha, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1804-1834, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India Jaisalamera, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 58, 2. | work record
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