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Candra

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Konow, S. & Venkayya, V. (ed.), (1912), pp 54-55, line 4. | work record
Label Candra, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1220, Candragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Candra
Variants
  1. Candrasūri

Sources

  1. Śrīsāra, Muni (1630). | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Konow, S. & Venkayya, V. (ed.), (1912), pp 53-54, line 4. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Candragaccha (Candragaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Śrīsāra, Muni (1630). | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Senior fellow disciple of same guru (agraja gurubhrātṛ): Candraprabha, ācārya, Vi.Saṃ. 1135, founded Vi.Saṃ. 1159 the Paurṇimīyakamata (Pūrṇimāgaccha)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Pūrṇabhadra, sūri, pupil of Candrasūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1239, Candragaccha

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 175. | work record
  2. Konow, S. & Venkayya, V. (ed.), (1912), pp 53-54, line 4-5. | work record
Visualisations
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