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Vīracandra

Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 398, 787. | work record
Label Vīracandra, about Vi.Saṃ. 1170, Añcalagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Vīracandra

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116, 47. | work record
Variants
  1. Vijayacandra (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 115. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Vīracandra, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 398, 787. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Añcalagaccha (Añcalagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 398, 787. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (śiṣya): Munitilaka, Añcalagaccha, predecessor of Jayasiṃha (about Vi.Saṃ. 1180, Añcalagaccha)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 398. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1170 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1113
  2. Upādhyāya inauguration (upādhyāyapadasthāpanā)
  3. Sūri inauguration (sūripadasthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 1073 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1016

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 398, 787. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116, 47. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Naracandra, about Vi.Saṃ. 1160-1180, Añcalagaccha, successor of Vijayaprabha (Añcalagaccha, about VS 1150)
  2. Consecrator of an upādhyāya (upādhyāyapadakṛt) of: Munitilaka, Añcalagaccha, predecessor of Jayasiṃha (about Vi.Saṃ. 1180, Añcalagaccha)
    Object: Upādhyāyapada (upādhyāyapada)
    Event: Upādhyāya inauguration (upādhyāyapadasthāpanā)
  3. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Jayasiṃha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ 1179-1268, Añcalagaccha
  4. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Munitilaka, Añcalagaccha, predecessor of Jayasiṃha (about Vi.Saṃ. 1180, Añcalagaccha)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 787. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 116. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 398. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 680. | work record
Visualisations
  1. View relationship network for Vīracandra

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