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Abhayakumara, ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹, Abhaya-kumara: 3 definitions

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Abhayakumara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: HereNow4u: Lord ÅšrÄ« MahÄvÄ«ra

´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹ (अभयकà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°) is the name of a minister of Åšreṇika.—The king of RÄjagá¹›ha, Åšreṇika and his family were the best devotees of Lord MahÄvÄ«ra. This minister ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹ contributed towards bringing them this credit. ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹ was also Åšreṇika's son, born to his queen Nanda. ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹ saved Åšreṇika many times from political troubles.

: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

1) ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹ (अभयकà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°) or ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹kathÄ refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the °­²¹³Ù³óÄå³¾²¹³ó´Ç»å²¹»å³ó¾± by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the KarpÅ«raprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppiâ€� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The °­²¹³Ù³óÄå³¾²¹³ó´Ç»å²¹»å³ó¾± represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹-kathÄ] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]

2) ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹ (अभयकà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°) is the name of a minister of king JitaÅ›atru, according to he DraupadÄ«copaÄ« (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes).—The story (of the DraupadÄ«copaÄ« ) is explicitly taken from the sixth ²¹á¹…g²¹ of the ÅšvetÄmbara canon, the JñÄtÄdharmakathÄá¹…ga, chapter 16 (see vs. 6 above). The beginning of the story itself is hardly legible because of the bad condition of the first page. It starts with a king JitaÅ›atru, his queen DhÄriṇÄ� and the clever minister ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism

´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹ (अभयकà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°) was a Buddhist from Avanti: one of the sixteen MahÄjanapadas of the Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the PÄli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Avanti is mentioned in the Aá¹…guttara NikÄya as one of the sixteen great Janapadas. Avanti was an important centre of Buddhism. Some of the leading Theras and TherÄ«s were either born or resided there, e.g., ´¡²ú³ó²¹²â²¹°ì³Ü³¾Äå°ù²¹, IsidÄsÄ«, Isidatta, Soṇakuá¹­ikaṇṇa, and MahÄkaccÄna. The Dhammapada Commentary tells us that when MahÄkaccÄna was living at the city of Kuraraghara in Avanti, he ordained an upasÄka named Sonakuá¹­ikaṇṇa.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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