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Bāju

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Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), p 53, 218. | work record
Label Bāju, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1528, Śrīmāla
Generic Name
  1. Bāju
Religious Status
  1. Jaina layperson male (śrāvaka / upāsaka)
Birth Name (Family)
  1. Mahatā
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Family Occupation
  1. Merchant (śreṣṭhin)
Family Name
  1. Unknown
Caste
  1. Śrīmāla (Śrīmāla)

Sources

  1. Konow, S. & Venkayya, V. (ed.), (1912), pp 53-55, line 4. | work record
Social Class
  1. Vaiśya (Vaiśya)
Religious Affiliation
  1. Jaina (Jaina){R}-Śvetāmbara (Śvetāmbara){D}-Mūrtipūjaka (Mūrtipūjaka){ST}
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Husband of: Dharaṇī, śrāvikā, about Vi.Saṃ. 1528, Śrīmāla
  2. Father of: Unknown, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1528, son of Bāju, Śrīmāla

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), pp 53-54, 218. | work record
  2. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), pp 53-54, 218. | work record
Events
  1. Donation (dāna)
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 10 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1528 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1471
  2. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 1528 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1471

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), pp 53-54, 218. | work record
  2. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), pp 53-54, 218. | work record
Roles
  1. Donor (dātā) of: Unknown, śrāvaka, about Vi.Saṃ. 1528, son of Bāju, Śrīmāla
    Object: Bliss / Welfare (śreyas)
    Event: Donation (dāna)
    Indian dates: Wednesday (budhavāra) 10 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1528 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1471
  2. Consecrator of a statue (pratimāpratiṣṭhākartā): Jinacandra, sūri, son of Vaccharāja, Vi.Saṃ. 1487-1530, successor of Jinabhadra, Bṛhatkharataragaccha
    Object: Jina image (Nemināthabimba)
    Event: Image consecration (pratimāpratiṣṭhā)
    Indian dates: Tuesday (maṅgalavāra) 10 Bright (śukla / śuddha) Māgha (māgha) 1528 Vikrama saṃvat calendar (north India) (vikramasaṃvat (uttara bhārata))
    Gregorian dates: 1471

Sources

  1. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), pp 53-54, 218. | work record
  2. Nahar, Puran Chand (Pūraṇa Canda Nāhara) (1918), pp 53-54, 218. | 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.