Ahimsavrata, 础丑颈峁僺腻惫谤补迟补, Ahimsa-vrata: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index础丑颈峁僺腻惫谤补迟补 (啶呧す啶苦啶膏ぞ啶掂啶班い).鈥擳he performer becomes a king; consists in abstention from meat for a year and the gift of a cow at the end.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 101. 35.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Jaina Yoga础丑颈峁僺腻惫谤补迟补 (啶呧す啶苦啶膏ぞ啶掂啶班い) refers to 鈥渢he refusal to kill animals in sacrifice to the gods鈥� and represents an observance (vrata) laid down for Jain laymen, classified within the 补峁嘘惫谤补迟补 group. The nature of the layman鈥檚 补丑颈峁僺补-惫谤补迟补 depends on the distinction between 蝉奴办峁补-丑颈峁僺腻, the taking of life in any form, abstention from which is obligatory for the ascetic, and 蝉迟丑奴濒补-丑颈峁僺腻, the destruction of the higher forms of life from 诲惫墨苍诲谤颈测补蝉 upwards, which is forbidden to all Jainas. The layman is also enjoined to avoid as far as possible the killing of ekendriyas and the useless destruction of 蝉迟丑腻惫补谤补-箩墨惫补蝉.
The 补迟颈肠腻谤补蝉 of this vrata are given in the same form by 艢vet膩mbaras and Digambaras:
- keeping in captivity (bandha);
- beating (vadha);
- mutilating (chavi-ccheda);
- overloading (补迟颈-产丑腻谤腻谤辞辫补峁嘺);
- depriving of food and drink (产丑补办迟补-辫腻苍补-惫测补惫补肠肠丑别诲补).
The content of the 补丑颈峁僺腻-惫谤补迟补 is much wider than the 补迟颈肠腻谤补蝉 indicate, though many subjects which are treated under this head by early writers are later held to fall within the province of the 补苍补谤迟丑补-诲补峁囜笉补-惫谤补迟补 and the bhogopabhoga-vrata.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 7: The Five Vows础丑颈峁僺腻惫谤补迟补 (啶呧す啶苦啶膏ぞ啶掂啶班い) refers to the 鈥渧ow of non-violence鈥� according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 7.4.鈥擶hat are the contemplations of the vow of non-violence (补丑颈峁僺腻惫谤补迟补)? The two attitudes of restraint (gupti) namely of speech and mind, the three attitudes of carefulness (samiti) namely regulation of movement (墨谤测腻蝉补尘颈迟颈), care in lifting and putting thing (腻诲腻苍补-苍颈办峁辫补) and examining food and drinks (腻濒辞办颈迟补辫腻苍补) are the five contemplations of the vow of non-violence.
What is the benefit of the five contemplations of non-violence vow (补丑颈峁僺腻-惫谤补迟补)? They cause purification of the psychical thoughts and result in innumerably faster dissociation of karmas.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus础丑颈峁僺腻惫谤补迟补 (嗖呧补嗖苦矀嗖膏簿嗖掂硩嗖班菠):鈥�
1) [noun] practice of non-violence and abstention from harming other living beings.
2) [noun] (Jain.) a religious vow of not harming others.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ahimsa, Vrata.
Full-text: Iryasamiti, Adananikshepa, Bhakta-pana-vyavaccheda, Bhakta-pana-viccheda, Gupti, Bandha, Ghata, Atibhararopana, Alokitapana, Vacanagupti, Manogupti, Chaviccheda, Aparigrahavrata.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.4 - The observances for the vow of non-injury (ahi峁僺膩) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Mr. Bendre and His Poetry < [March-April 1935]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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