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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 461, 642, 643. | work record
Label Bhikṣu (Bhīkhaṇa, Bhīkham, Bhīṣma), ācārya, Vi.Saṃ. 1816-1860, disciple of Raghunātha ((about Vi.Saṃ. 1830, Dharmadāsa Sampradāya), founder of the Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
Generic Name
  1. Bhikṣu
Variants
  1. Bhīṣma (Generic Name)
  2. Bhīkhaṃ (Generic Name)
  3. Bhikṣu (Generic Name)
  4. Bhīkhaṇa (Generic Name)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 642, 643. | work record
  2. Śrīsāra, Muni (1630). | work record
  3. Navaratnamala (2), Muni (1992), pp 13-349. | work record
Byname / Nickname
  1. kaṃṭāliyā (kaṃṭāliyā)
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Bhikṣu, ācārya (ācārya)
    Indian dates: 1816 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata)) - 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Bhādrapada (bhādrapada) 1860Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1759 — 1803

Sources

  1. Navaratnamala (2), Muni (1992), pp 17-349. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Merchant (vaṇija)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Amūrtipūjaka (Amūrtipūjaka){ST}-Terāpantha (Terāpantha){S}
  2. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Amūrtipūjaka (Amūrtipūjaka){ST}-Lauṃkāgaccha (Loṅkāgaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 461, 643. | work record
    Note: Muni Bhikṣu was first initiated into the Raghunātha Sampradaya of the tradition of the Sthānakavāsī ācārya Dharmadāsa (who was associated with the Loṅkā tradition before his own mendicant tradition), the separated and founded the Śvetāmbara Terāpanth.
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 642, 678. | work record
    Note: Muni Bhikṣu was first initiated into the Raghunātha Sampradaya of the tradition of the Sthānakavāsī ācārya Dharmadāsa (who was associated with the Loṅkā tradition before starting his own tradition), then separated and founded the Śvetāmbara Terāpanth.
Marital Status
  1. Widowed (vaidhavya)
Family Relationships
  1. Son of: Sakalechā, Ballujī, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1750, Osavāla, resident of Kanṭāliyā (Jodhapuramanḍala), father of Bhikṣu( founder of Terāpantha Sampradāya)
  2. Son of: Dīpāṃ, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1750, Osavāla, resident of Kanṭāliyā (Jodhapuramanḍala), mother of Bhikṣu( founder of Terāpantha Sampradāya)
  3. Mother: Dīpāṃ, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1750, Osavāla, resident of Kanṭāliyā (Jodhapuramanḍala), mother of Bhikṣu( founder of Terāpantha Sampradāya)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 21. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 21. | work record
  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 22. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male disciple (celā) of: Raghunātha, ācārya, about Vi.Saṃ. 1764-1847, Raghunātha Dharmadāsa Sampradāya, pupil of Bhūdhara (or Bhudara, about Vi.Saṃ 1708-1804, Dhannā Dharmadāsa Sampradāya)
  2. Male disciple (śiṣya): Sukharāma, sādhu, Vi.Saṃ. 1789-1862, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
  3. Male disciple (śiṣya): Aṇado, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1824-1825, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
  4. Male disciple (śiṣya): Naga, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1832, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
  5. Male disciple (śiṣya): Akhairāma, sādhu, dīkṣā Vi.Saṃ. 1824-1861, Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 642, 678. | work record
  2. Navaratnamala (2), Muni (1992), p 3. | work record
  3. Navaratnamala (2), Muni (1992), pp 51-53. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1850 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1793
  2. Birth (janma)
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1783 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1727
  3. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1808 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1752
  4. Excommunication (gaṇaviccheda)
    Indian dates: 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) 1817 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1761
  5. Establishing a mendicant order branch (śākhāsthāpanā)
    Indian dates: 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1817 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1761
    Location: Kelavā / Kelavā, Rājasthāna, India
  6. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Bhādrapada (bhādrapada) 1860 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1804
    Location: Kelavā / Kelavā, Rājasthāna, India
  7. Text composition (racanā)

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 642, 678. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 22. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 23. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 23-24. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 24-25. | work record
  6. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 28-29. | work record
  7. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 30-31-32. | work record
Roles
  1. Author (kartā) of: Terāpanthī ke terādvāra. Gujarati (gujarātī).
  2. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Śvetāmbara Terāpantha (Śvetāmbara Terāpantha)
  3. Initiate (dīkṣārthī) of: Raghunātha, ācārya, about Vi.Saṃ. 1764-1847, Raghunātha Dharmadāsa Sampradāya, pupil of Bhūdhara (or Bhudara, about Vi.Saṃ 1708-1804, Dhannā Dharmadāsa Sampradāya)
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1808 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1752
  4. Initiator (performer of ritual) (dīkṣāpradātā): Raghunātha, ācārya, about Vi.Saṃ. 1764-1847, Raghunātha Dharmadāsa Sampradāya, pupil of Bhūdhara (or Bhudara, about Vi.Saṃ 1708-1804, Dhannā Dharmadāsa Sampradāya)
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Mārgaśīrṣa (mārgaśīrṣa) 1808 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1752
  5. Initiate (dīkṣārthī): Rāyacanda, ācārya, Vi. Saṃ. 1847-1908, successor of Bhārimala (Terāpantha), Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpantha
    Event: Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 15 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Caitra (caitra) 1857 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1800

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 461, 643. | work record
  2. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 642, 678. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 23. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 166, 5, line 23. | work record
  5. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 167, 7. | work record
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