Harisena (Jain monk)

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

Harisena
Personal life
Born	10th century CE
Died	10th century CE
Notable work(s)	Brhatkathakosha
Religious life
Religion	Jainism
Sect	Digambara

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. 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