Harisena (Jain monk)

Harisena
Personal life
Born10th century CE
Died10th century CE
Notable work(s)Brhatkathakosha
Religious life
ReligionJainism
SectDigambara

Harisena was a tenth century Digambara monk who wrote Brhatkathakosha (great storehouse of stories) in 932 AD.[1][2] The text talks about the stupas in Mathura being erected by devas during controversies with Buddhists.[3] He was cited by Debala Mitra to indicate existence of five stupas in Mathura.[1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Cort 2010, p. 30.
  2. ^ Jaini 1991, p. 43.
  3. ^ Umakant Premanand Shah 1987, p. 16.

Sources

  • Cort, John E. (2010) [1953], Framing the Jina: Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-538502-1
  • Jaini, Padmanabh S. (1991), Gender and Salvation: Jaina Debates on the Spiritual Liberation of Women, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-06820-3
  • Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987), Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 81-7017-208-X
  • Hariṣeṇa (1943), Upadhye, A. N. (ed.), Bṛhatkathākoṣa, Bombay{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)