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Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 261, cat.no.637. | work record
Label Somaratna, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1529, Nāgendragaccha
Generic Name
  1. somaratna
Religious Status
  1. Jaina monk (sādhu / muni)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Somaratna, sūri (sūri)

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 261, cat.no. 637. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Nāgendragaccha (Nāgendragaccha){S}

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 99, cat.no.256. | work record
Monastic Relationships
  1. Male teacher (guru) of: Vinayaprabha, sūri, Nāgendragaccha, Vi.Saṃ. 1507- 1529

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 261, Cat.no. 637. | work record
Events
  1. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1529 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1473
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1529 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1473

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 261, Cat. no. 637. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 261, Cat. no. 637. | work record
Roles
  1. Consecrator of a building or material object (pratiṣṭhāpaka) of: Noṭā, śrāvaka, Vi.Saṃ. 1529, Upakeśa
    Object: Jina image (Sumatināthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1529 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1473
  2. Successor (uttarādhikārī): Vinayaprabha, sūri, Nāgendragaccha, Vi.Saṃ. 1507- 1529
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Sunday (ravivāra / itavāra) 6 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1529 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1473
  3. Contemporary (samakālīna): Sādhuratna, Vi.Saṃ. 1537-1565, Pārśvacandragaccha

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 261, cat.no.637. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 261, cat.no.637. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 101, 54. | 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.