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Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 309, cat. no. 746. | work record
Label Somaratna, sūri, about Vi.Saṃ. 1549, Āgamagaccha
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 309, cat. no. 746. | work record
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Āgamagaccha (Āgamagaccha){S}
  2. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}-Āgamagaccha (Āgamagaccha){S}-Dhaṃdhūkāpakṣa (Dhaṃdhūkāpakṣa){SB}

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 309, cat. no. 746. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 191, 13. | work record
Events
  1. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1549 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1493
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
  3. Instruction for image consecration (bimbapratiṣṭhopadeśa)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1549 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1493
  4. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: 1548 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1571Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1492 — 1515

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 309, cat. no. 746. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 309, cat. no. 746. | work record
  3. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), pp 308 - 309, cat. no. 745. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 191, 13. | work record
Roles
  1. Inspirer (upadeśaka) of: Māhalaṇade, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1549, Śrīmāla, resident of Ahamadāvāda
    Object: Jina image (Pārśvanāthabimba)
    Event: Instruction for image consecration (bimbapratiṣṭhopadeśa)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1549 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1493
  2. Consecrator of a building or material object (pratiṣṭhāpaka) of: Māhalaṇade, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1549, Śrīmāla, resident of Ahamadāvāda
    Object: Jina image (Pārśvanāthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Monday (somavāra) 13 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Pauṣa (pauṣa) 1549 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1493
  3. Consecrated of:
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: 1548 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata)) - 1571Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1492 — 1515
  4. Scribe (pratilekhaka): Unknown, about Vi. Saṃ. 1551-153, scribr of Kṣamakalaśa, workid: 6796
    Event: Text composition (racanā)
    Work: Unknown (1496) Kṣamākalaśa. [manuscript].
    Indian dates: 1551-1553 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (south India) (vikramasaṃvat (dakṣiṇa bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1496

Sources

  1. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 309, cat. no. 746. | work record
  2. Parikh, Praveenchandra C. & Shelat, Bharati K. (1997), p 309, cat. no. 746. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 191, 13. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 191, 13. | work record
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