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Amarā

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Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 181, 61.. | work record
Label Amarā, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1685, mother of Mahimāprabha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1730, Ḍhanḍheriyaśākhā, Pūrṇimāgaccha
Generic Name
  1. Amarā
Honorific or Epithet
  1. devī
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson female (śrāvikā / upāsikā)
Gender
  1. Female (strī)
Family Name
  1. Shah
Caste
  1. Prāgvāṭa (Poravāḍa)

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 181, 61.. | work record
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 181, 61.. | work record
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Wife of: Shah, Velā, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1685, Poravāḍa, father of Mahimāprabha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1730, Ḍhanḍheriyaśākhā, Pūrṇimāgaccha
  2. Mother of: Mahimāprabha, sūri, Vi.Saṃ. 1730, Ḍhanḍheriyaśākhā, Pūrṇimāgaccha

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 181, 61.. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 181, 61.. | 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.