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Devacandra

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 487, 749. | work record
Label Devacandra, about Vi.Saṃ 1140, Candragaccha, preceptor of Candraprabha (Vi.Saṃ. 1159 founder of the Pūrṇimāgaccha)
Generic Name
  1. Devacandra

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 241, 2. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Devacandra, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Candragaccha (Candragaccha){S}
  2. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Candragaccha (Candragaccha){S}-Rājagaccha (Rājagaccha){SB}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 241, 2. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru) of: Candraprabha, ācārya, Vi.Saṃ. 1135, founded Vi.Saṃ. 1159 the Paurṇimīyakamata (Pūrṇimāgaccha)
  2. Male teacher (guru): Vardhamāna, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1120, Candragaccha, preceptor of Devacandra (about Vi.Saṃ. 1140)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 749. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1140 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1083

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
Roles
  1. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī) of: Candraprabha, ācārya, Vi.Saṃ. 1135, founded Vi.Saṃ. 1159 the Paurṇimīyakamata (Pūrṇimāgaccha)
  2. Predecessor (pūrvādhikārī): Vardhamāna, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1120, Candragaccha, preceptor of Devacandra (about Vi.Saṃ. 1140)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 241, 2. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 241, 1. | work record
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