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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | work record
Label Kuṇāla, King of Magadha, son of Aśoka, reigned 250 Vira (physically blind), Maurya dynasty
Generic Name
  1. Kuṇāla
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. King / Ruler (rāja)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | work record
Family Relationships
  1. Son of: Aśoka, Maurya king of Magadha, reigned 268-232 B.C., son of Bindusāra (about 297-268 B.C. )
  2. Father of: Samprati, † 291 Vira, Maurya king, grandson of Aśoka (son of Bindusāra)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 7. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, 7. | work record
Events
  1. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 250 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -277
  2. Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: 200 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -327
    Location: Ghaṃghāṇī Tirtha, Rājasthāna, India

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 254, line 8. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1978), p 316, work. no. 1284. | work record
Roles
  1. Successor (uttarādhikārī) of: Aśoka, Maurya king of Magadha, reigned 268-232 B.C., son of Bindusāra (about 297-268 B.C. )
    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): Samprati, † 291 Vira, Maurya king, grandson of Aśoka (son of Bindusāra)
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India

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
Visualisations
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