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Rūpacanda, Sorānā

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 738, 915. | work record
Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 160, 1,2. | work record
Label Rūpacanda, Sorānā, ācārya, founded Vi.Saṃ. 1572 the Nāgaurī (Nāgapurīya) Loṅkāgaccha
Generic Name
  1. Rūpacanda, Sorānā
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Rūpacanda, Sorānā, ācārya (ācārya)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 160, 1,2. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Amūrtipūjaka (Amūrtipūjaka){ST}-Lauṃkāgaccha (Loṅkāgaccha){S}-Nāgapurīyalauṃkāgaccha (Nāgorīlauṃkāgaccha){SB}

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 738. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Brother : Pañcāyaṇa, muni, about Vi. Saṃ. 1575, brother of Rūpācandra (Nāgorīlauṃkāgaccha), founder of Nāgorīlauṃkāgaccha, Nāgorīlauṃkāgaccha
  2. Mother: Śivāde, śrāvikā, about Vi. Saṃ.1525, mother of Rūpacanda (Nāgorīlauṃkāgaccha)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 160, 1. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 160, 2. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1572 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1515
  2. Initiation (dīkṣā)
    Indian dates: 1 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Jyeṣṭha (jyeṣṭha) 1580 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1524
  3. Ācārya inauguration (ācāryapadasthāpanā)
  4. Death (mahāprayāṇa)
    Indian dates: 1601 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1545
    Location: Mahimapura, Bangālā / India

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 738. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 160, 1. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 160, 2. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 160, 2. | work record
Roles
  1. Establisher (sthāpaka) of:
    Object: Nāgaurī Loṅkāgaccha (Nāgaurī Loṅkāgaccha)
    Indian dates: 1572 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1515

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 738. | work record
Visualisations
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