Harisena (Jain monk)

Harisena was a tenth century Digambara monk. His origin is traced to those monks who had stayed in the north during the supposed famine and had been prevailed upon by their lay followers to cover their private parts with a strip of cloth (ardhaphalaka) while begging for alms.[1]

This article is about the Jain monk of tenth century. For other uses, see Harisena (disambiguation).

Harisena
Personal
Born10th century CE
Died10th century CE
ReligionJainism
SectDigambara
Notable work(s)Brhatkathakosha
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He wrote Brhatkathakosha in 932 AD.[2] The text talks about the stupas in Mathura being erected by devas during controversies with Buddhists.[3]

Notes
  1. Dundas 2002, p. 48.
  2. Jaini 1991, p. 43.
  3. Umakant Premanand Shah 1987, p. 16.
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References
  • Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], The Jains (Second ed.), Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X
  • Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1991), Gender and Salvation: Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-06820-3


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