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Amara

Person Record
Label Amara, gaṇinī, about Vi.Saṃ. 1800, Kharataragaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amara

Sources

  1. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 291. | work record
Religious Status
  1. Jaina nun (sādhvī / āryikā)
Name and Monastic Position
  1. Amara, gaṇinī (gaṇinī)
    Indian dates: 1800 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1743

Sources

  1. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 291. | work record
Gender
  1. Female (strī)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Kharataragaccha (Kharataragaccha){S}-Bṛhatkharataragaccha (Bṛhatkharataragaccha){SB}

Sources

  1. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 291. | work record
Events
  1. Manuscript copying (pratilekhana)
    Indian dates: 1800 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1743
    Location: Maṇḍapadurga / Māṇḍavagaḍha

Sources

  1. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 291. | work record
Roles
  1. Scribe (pratilekhaka) of:
    Object: Manuscript (hastalekha)
    Event: Manuscript copying (pratilekhana) Kanakakavi (1248) Valakalacīra Ṛṣi Rājaveli. [manuscript] Copied by Amaraśrī, Maṇḍapadurga / Māṇḍavagaḍha. Rājasthāna Prācya Vidyā Pratiṣṭhāna, Jodhapura.

Sources

  1. Vijayaśrī, Sādhvī "Āryā" (2007), p 291. | 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.