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Label Amarasiṃha, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1876, śiṣya of Sumatisoma, initiated by Jinaharṣa, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amarasiṃha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 95, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Amarasiṃha, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Gvālera
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 12 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1876 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1819

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 95, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Āsau
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Murtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}-Bṛhatkharataragaccha (Bṛhatkharataragaccha){SB}-Jinaratnasūriśākhā (Jinaratnasūriśākhā){SSB}
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 12 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1876 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1819

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 95, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Sumatisoma, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1830, śiṣya of Sadābhakti, initiated by Jinalābha, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 95, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 12 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1876 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1819
    Location: Gvālera

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 95, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinaharṣa, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1856-1892, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Gvālera Gvālera

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 95, 2. | work record
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