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Māsena

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H.M.Nayak (1973), p 12, Cat.no.30, line no.1. | work record
Label Māsena, ṛṣi, about 7th century, Digambara
Generic Name
  1. Māsena
Honorific or Epithet
  1. ṛṣi
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Māsena, ṛṣi (ṛṣi)
    Location: Kaṭavapra Mountain
    Indian dates: 600-700 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 594

Sources

  1. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 12, Cat.no.30, line no.1. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}

Sources

  1. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 12, Cat.no.30, line no.1. | work record
Events
  1. Fast (vrata)
    Location: Kaṭavapra Mountain
  2. Death (svargagamana)
    Location: Kaṭavapra Mountain

Sources

  1. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 12, Cat.no.30, line no.2. | work record
  2. H.M.Nayak (1973), p 12, Cat.no.30, line no.2. | work record
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