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Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 203, 180, cat. no. 506, 450. | work record
Label Amaracandra, sūri Vi.Saṃ. 1518- 1520, Pipalagaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amaracandra
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Amaracandra, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 203,180, cat. no. 506,450. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Pippalagaccha (Pippalagaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 203, cat. no. 506. | work record
Events
  1. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1518 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1462
  2. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1520 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1464

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 180, cat.no.450. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 203, Cat. no. 506. | work record
Roles
  1. Consecrator of a building or material object (pratiṣṭhāpaka) of: Kānhā, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1520, Śrīmālī, Vīramagrāma
    Object: Jina image (Sambhavanāthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Thursday (guruvāra / bṛhaspativāra) 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Āṣāḍha (āṣāḍha) 1520 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1464
  2. Consecrator of a building or material object (pratiṣṭhāpaka) of: Pūdhā, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1490, Śrīmāla, resident of Vaṇaḍa
    Object: Jina image (Dharmanāthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 9 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Phālguna (phālguna) 1518 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1462

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 203, cat. no. 506. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 180, cat.no. 450. | work record
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