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Devacandra

Person Record
Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 99, 41. | work record
Label Devacandra, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1140, Candragaccha, preceptor of Hemacandra (Vi.Saṃ. 1145-1229, Candragaccha)
Generic Name
  1. Devacandra
Variants
  1. Devendu (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | 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 (Pūrṇatallagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 487, 594. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Mother: Pāhinī, śrāvikā, mother of Devacandra (about Vi.Saṃ. 1130, Candragaccha, preceptor of Hemacandra (Vi.Saṃ. 1145-1229, Candragaccha))
  2. Father: Dhamiṣṭa, śrāvaka, father of Devacandra (about Vi.Saṃ. 1130, preceptor of Hemcandra (Vi.Saṃ. 1145-1229, Candragaccha))

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 508. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru) of: Hemacandra, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1145-1229, Candragaccha
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Pradyumna, about Vi.Saṃ. 1110, Pūrṇacandragaccha, predecessor of Guṇasena (about Vi.Saṃ. 1130)
  3. Male disciple (śiṣya) of: Guṇasena, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1130, predecessor of Hemacandra (Vi.Saṃ. 1145-1229)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 56, 40. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 487, 605. | work record
  4. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1140 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1083
  2. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 1167 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1110

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 487, 594. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 99, 41. | work record
Roles
  1. Author (kartā) of: Devacandra Sthānāṅgavṛtti. [manuscript].
  2. Author (kartā) of: Śāntivṛtta [Śānticaritra (or Śāntināthacaritra)]. Prakrit (prākṛta).
  3. Contemporary (samakālīna) of: Jayasiṃha, reigned Vi.Saṃ. 1150-1199, king of Solaṅkī(Gujarat)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 445. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 487. | work record
  3. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 594. | work record
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