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Person Record
Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, Cat.no. 258. | work record
Label Vāchā, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1507, Ukeśa
Generic Name
  1. Vāchā
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Merchant (vyavahārin)
Family Occupation
  1. Merchant (vyāpāri)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Osavāla (Osavāla)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, Cat.no. 258. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Grandson (son's son) of: Vījaḍa, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1450, Ukeśa
  2. Son of: Bhāramalla, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1465, Ukeśa
  3. Son of: Haramāde, śrāvīka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1485, Ukeśa
  4. Wife: Amarī, śrāvīka, Vi.Saṃ. 1507, Ukeśa

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, cat.no.258. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, cat.no.258. | work record
  3. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, cat.no.258. | work record
  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, Cat. no. 258. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1507 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1451

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997). | work record
Roles
  1. Donor (dātā) of:
    Object: Family bliss / welfare (kuṭumbaśreyārtha)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1507 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1450
  2. Consecrator of a building or material object (pratiṣṭhāpaka): Śrī, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1481-1533
    Object: Jina image (Vāsupūjyasvāmībimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 12 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1507 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1450

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, cat.no.258. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 100, cat.no.258. | work record
Visualisations
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Detail of 13th century Digambare image-canopy (Pratimā-vitāna) from Hiṅgalājagaṛh (Maṇḍasaur), Central Museum Indore. Photo Credit: Ingrid Schoon 23.12.2019.