Ravisena
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| Official name | Acharya Ravisena |
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Sect | Digambara |
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Acharya Ravisena was a seventh century Digambara Jain Acharya, who wrote Padmapurana (Jain Ramayana) in 678 AD.[1][2] In Padmapurana, he mentions about a ceremony called suttakantha, which means the thread hanging from neck.[3]
Notes[]
- ^ Das 2005, p. 123.
- ^ Caillat & Balbir 2008, p. 87.
- ^ Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh 2008, p. 81.
References[]
- Caillat, Colette; Balbir, Nalini (1 January 2008), Jaina Studies, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-3247-3
- Das, Sisir Kumar (2005), A History of Indian Literature, 500-1399: From the Courtly to the Popular, Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-260-2171-0
- Dundas, Paul (2002), The Jains (2nd ed.), Psychology Press, ISBN 978-0-415-26605-5
- Daulatram, Pandit, Acharya Ravisena's Padma Purana (in Hindi)
- Singh, Ram Bhushan Prasad (2008) [1975], Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-3323-4
External links[]
Media related to Ravisena at Wikimedia Commons
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