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Amṛtameru

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Label Amṛtameru, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1843, śiṣya of Ratnasāra, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amṛtameru

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 74, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Amṛtameru, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India
    Indian dates: 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1843 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1786

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 74, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Āsau
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}-Kṣemakīrtiśākhā (Kṣemaśākhā){SSB}

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 74, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Ratnasāra, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1821, śiṣya of Śivavarddhana, initiated by Jinalābha, Kharataragaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Sukhaviśāla, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1870, śiṣya of Amṛtameru, initiated by Jinaharṣa, Kharataragaccha
  3. Grandson disciple (pautraśiṣya): Amaravinaya, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1878, śiṣya of Amṛtameru, initiated by Jinaharṣa, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 74, 2. | work record
  2. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 92, 2. | work record
  3. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 97, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 11 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1843 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1786

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 74, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinacandra, sūri, author of Jīvavicāravṛtti, Vi.Saṃ. 1834-1856, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 74, 2. | work record
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