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Mahimāśīla

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Label Mahimāśīla, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1883, śiṣya of Devavijaya, initiated by Jinaharṣa, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Mahimāśīla

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 102, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Mahimāśīla, sādhu (sādhu)
    Location: Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India
    Indian dates: 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1883 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1826

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 102, 2. | work record
Birth Name (First)
  1. Manasukha
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}-Kīrtiratnasūriśākhā (Kīrtiratnasūriśākhā){SSB}
    Indian dates: 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1883 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1826

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 102, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Grandson disciple (pautraśiṣya) of: Devavijaya, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1755, śiṣya of Pūrṇacandra, initiated by Jinacandra, Kharataragaccha

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 102, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 2 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1883 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1826
    Location: Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 102, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Jinaharṣa, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1856-1892, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Location: Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India Vīkānera / Bīkānera, Rājasthana, India

Sources

  1. Vinayasāgara, Mahopādhyāya and Nāhaṭā, Bhaṃvaralāla (ed.), (1990), p 102, 2. | work record
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