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Hīracandra

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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 207, Cat.no. 1143, line Ms.no. 1. | work record
Label Hīracandra, gaṇin, Vi.Saṃ. 1660, scribe of Mahāvīrahīñca
Generic Name
  1. Hīracandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Hīracandra, muni (muni)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 207, Cat.no. 1143, line Ms.no. 1. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 207, Cat.no. 1143, line Ms.no. 1. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Dhīracandra, gaṇin, Vi.Saṃ. 1640, preceptor of Hīracandra

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 207, Cat.no. 1143, line Ms.no. 1. | work record
Events
  1. Manuscript copying (pratilekhana)
    Indian dates: 8 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Caitra (caitra) 1660 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1603
    Location: Ahamadābāda

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 207, work. no. 1143, line Ms.no. 1. | work record
Roles
  1. Scribe (pratilekhaka) of: Jatū, śrāvaka, saṃghavī, Vi.Saṃ. 1660, intended reader
    Object: Manuscript (hastalekha)
    Event: Manuscript copying (pratilekhana) Sakalacandra (1590) Mahāvīrahiñca. [manuscript] Copied by Hīracandra, Āśāvala / Amadāvāda, Gujarāta, India. Vijayadharma Lakṣmī Library, Velanagaṃja, Āgarā. , pp 4-10.
    Location: Ahamadābāda Ahamadābāda
    Indian dates: 8 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Caitra (caitra) 1660 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1603

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 207, work.no. 1143, line Ms. No. 1. | work record
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