Harivamsa Purana
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Religion | Jainism |
Author | Jinasena |
Language | Sanskrit |
Period | 783 AD |
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Harivaṃśapurāṇa was composed by Acharya Jinasena in 783 AD.[1][2][3] It is divided into 66 cantos and contains 12,000 slokas. The book aims to narrate the life of Neminatha, the twenty-second Tirthankara in Jainism. According to the Jain sources, Krishna is the first cousin of Tirthankara Neminatha. Therefore, Krishna’s adventures too occupy a significant portion of the book.
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References
Citations
- ↑ Umakant P. Shah 1987, p. 239.
- ↑ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 26.
- ↑ Sen 1999, p. 79.
Sources
- Jain, Dr. Pannalal (2008), Harivamsa Purana of Acharya Jinasena, Bharatiya Jnanapitha, ISBN 978-81-263-1548-2
- Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999) [1988], Ancient Indian History and Civilization (Second ed.), New Age International Publishers, ISBN 81-224-1198-3
- Shah, Umakant P. (1987), Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 81-7017-208-X
- Singh, Upinder (2016), A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Pearson Education, ISBN 978-93-325-6996-6
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