Ghantakarna Mahavir
Jainism single tradition · 1
Ghantakarna Mahavir is associated with the Gantakarana Mantra Stotra, a Sanskrit text with 71 verses used as a mantra and hymn. The stotra was composed in the later half of the 16th century by the Jain monk Vimalachandra.
When
- First attested
- 1550 CE
- Attested period
- 1550 – 1599
- Historical notes
- Associated with a Sanskrit text composed in the later half of the 16th century.
Relationships
- manifested by
- Tungabhadra
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“There is no Jain textual authority to the iconography of Ghantakarna Mahavir described in kalpa texts or modern paintings. Until Buddhisagar Suri established anthropomorphic image of Ghantakarna Mahavir at Mahudi Jain Temple, Ghantakarna Mahavir was worshiped only in anthropomorphic yantras and in an abstract forms.”
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