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Dhanarāja

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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 136, Cat.no. 1052, line Ms.no. 2. | work record
Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 138, 15. | work record
Label Dhanarāja, Vi.Saṃ. 1708, predecessor of Kānhājī
Generic Name
  1. Dhanarāja
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Dhanarāja, ṛṣi (ṛṣi)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 136, Cat.no. 1052, line Ms.no. 2. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 136, Cat.no. 1036, line Ms.no. 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya): Kānhā, ṛṣi, Vi.Saṃ. 1708, pupil of Dhanarāja, scribe of Yaśodhararāsa

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 136, Cat.no. 1052, line Ms.no. 2. | work record
Events
  1. Reunification of a mendicant order (gacchamela)
    Indian dates: 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1657
  2. Schism (gacchabheda)
    Location: Jaitāraṇa / Jaitāraṇa, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 138, 15. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 138, 15. | work record
Roles
  1. Convertee (parivartita) of: Keśava, ācārya, about Vi.Saṃ. 1675-1721, Gujarātī Loṅkāgaccha Moṭā Pakṣa, predecessor of Tejasiṃha
    Event: Reunification of a mendicant order (gacchamela)
    Location: Sūrata / Sūrata, Gujarāta, India Sūrata / Sūrata, Gujarāta, India
    Indian dates: 1713 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1657
  2. Schismatic (gacchabhedakṛt) of:
    Event: Schism (gacchabheda)
    Location: Jaitāraṇa / Jaitāraṇa, Rājasthāna, India Jaitāraṇa / Jaitāraṇa, Rājasthāna, India
  3. Contemporary (samakālīna): Sūrā, ṛṣi, Vi.Saṃ. 1708, Co-scribe
    Location: Muktikamala Jaina Mohana Jñānamandira, Vaḍodarā
  4. Collaborator (sahayogī): Vorā, Vīra, śrāvaka, śreṣṭhin, husband or father of Phūlā Bāī (mother or adopting mother of Lava, about 1609-1659 A.D., founder of the Ḍhuṇḍhaka sect), Surata, Śrīmāla
    Event: Reunification of a mendicant order (gacchamela)
    Location: Sūrata / Sūrata, Gujarāta, India Sūrata / Sūrata, Gujarāta, India

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 138, 15. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 138, 15. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 136, Cat.no. 1052, line Ms. no. 2. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 138, 15. | work record
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