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Bindusāra

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 215. | work record
Label Bindusāra, Maurya king, about 297-268 B.C., father of Aśoka (about 268-232 B.C.)
Generic Name
  1. Bindusāra
Religious Status
  1. Householder male (gṛhastha)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. King / Ruler (rāja)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Lineage
  1. Maurya (Maurya)
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Son of: Candragupta, Maurya king, reigned Vira.216, contemporary of Bhadrabāhu (niryuktikāra), his monastic name Prabhācandra
  2. Son: Aśoka, Maurya king of Magadha, reigned 268-232 B.C., son of Bindusāra (about 297-268 B.C. )

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 623. | work record
  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 215. | work record
Events
  1. Residence (nivāsa)
    Location: Pāṭaliputra
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 220 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -307
  3. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: 190 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -337
    Location: Ghaṃghāṇī Tirtha, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 623. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 316, work. no. 1284. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Candragupta, Maurya king, reigned Vira.216, contemporary of Bhadrabāhu (niryuktikāra), his monastic name Prabhācandra
    Location: Magadha Magadha
  2. Donor (dātā) of:
    Object: Jina image (jinabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Location: Ghaṃghāṇī Tirtha, Rājasthāna, India Ghaṃghāṇī Tirtha, Rājasthāna, India
    Indian dates: 200 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -327
  3. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Aśoka, Maurya king of Magadha, reigned 268-232 B.C., son of Bindusāra (about 297-268 B.C. )
    Location: Magadha Magadha

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 316, work.no. 1284. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | 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.