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Prabhācandra

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Hultzsch, Ernst (ed.), (1896), pp 25, 27, line 6-9. | work record
Label Prabhācandra, 8th century
Generic Name
  1. Prabhācandra
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Digambara (Digambara){D}
Events
  1. Fast unto death (sallekhanā)
    Indian dates: 807 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India)
    Gregorian dates: 750
    Location: Candragiri / Śravaṇabeḷagoḷa, Karṇāṭaka, India

Sources

  1. Hultzsch, Ernst (ed.), (1896), pp 25, 27, line 8-9. | 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.