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Rāṃkā

Person Record
Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 2, Cat.no. 8. | work record
Label Rāṃkā, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1556, Lāḍuā Śrīmālī, resided at Āmaleśvara
Generic Name
  1. Rāṃkā
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Merchant (śreṣṭhin)
Family Occupation
  1. Merchant (śreṣṭhin)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Śrīmālī (Śrīmālī)
Caste Division
  1. Lāḍuā (Lāḍuā)
Social Class
  1. Vaiśya (Vaiśya)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 2, Cat.no. 8. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Son of: Nākara, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1536, Lāḍuā Śrīmālī, resided at Āmaleśvara
  2. Wife: Kaku, śrāvikā, Vi.Saṃ. 1556, Lāḍuā Śrīmālī, resided at Āmaleśvara

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 2, 8. | work record
  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 2, 8. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1556 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1500

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 2, Cat. no. 8. | work record
Roles
  1. Consecrator of a statue (pratimāpratiṣṭhākartā) of:
    Object: Bliss / Welfare (śreyas)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Location: Śāmal̥āpārṣvanātha Mandira, Gujarat, Darbhāvatī, India Śāmal̥āpārṣvanātha Mandira, Gujarat, Darbhāvatī, India
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1556 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1500
  2. Consecrator of a statue (pratimāpratiṣṭhākartā): Hemavimala, sūri, gacchanāyaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1538-1584, Tapāgaccha, Pālaṇapurāgaccha
    Object: Jina image (Sumatināthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Location: Śāmal̥āpārṣvanātha Mandira, Gujarat, Darbhāvatī, India Śāmal̥āpārṣvanātha Mandira, Gujarat, Darbhāvatī, India
    Indian dates: 3 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1556 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1500

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 2, 8. | work record
  2. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 2, 8. | work record
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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.