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Hīracandra

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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1987), p 164, cat. no. 673. | work record
Label Hīracandra, about 1600 A.D., Tapāgaccha, pupil of Bhānucandra
Generic Name
  1. Hīracandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Hīracandra, upādhyāya (upādhyāya)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1987), p 164, 673. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Tapāgaccha (Tapāgaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1987), p 164, 673. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Bhānucandra, māhopādhyāya, about 1550 A.D., Tapāgaccha, preceptor of Siddhacandra (Tapāgaccha, contemporary of Akbar (reigned A.D. 1556-1605))
  2. Greatgrandfather teacher (paradādāguru): Bhānucandra, māhopādhyāya, about 1550 A.D., Tapāgaccha, preceptor of Siddhacandra (Tapāgaccha, contemporary of Akbar (reigned A.D. 1556-1605))

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1987), p 164, 673. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1987), p 164, 673. | work record
Events
  1. Text composition (racanā)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1987), p 164, Cat. no. 1519. | work record
Roles
  1. Author (kartā) of:
    Object: Manuscript (hastalekha)
    Event: Text composition (racanā) Hīracandra Karmavipākabālāvabodha. [manuscript].

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1987), p 164, cat. no. 1519. | work record
Visualisations
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