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Amarā

Person Record
Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 87, cat.no.504. | work record
Label Amarā, śrāvaka, son of Āsā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1590, Upakeśa
Generic Name
  1. Amarā
Honorific or Epithet
  1. śreṣṭhin
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. Merchant (śreṣṭhin)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Osavāla (Upakeśa)

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 87, cat.no.504. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 87, cat.no.504. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Husband of: Hemāde, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1447, Upakeśa
  2. Father of: Goīā, śrāvaka, son of Amarā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1512, Upakeśa
  3. Father: Āsā, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1427, Upakeśa

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 87, catno.504. | work record
  2. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 87, cat.no.504. | work record
  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 87, catno.504. | work record
Roles
  1. Donor (dātā) of:
    Object: Bliss / Welfare (śreyas)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Friday (śukravāra) 3 Dark (kṛṣṇa / vadi) Vaiśākha (vaiśākha) 1512 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1456

Sources

  1. Buddhisāgarasūri, Ācārya (1917), p 87, cat.no.504. | 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.