Brahmayaksha, 叠谤补丑尘补测补办峁, Brahma-yaksha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 叠谤补丑尘补测补办峁 can be transliterated into English as Brahmayaksa or Brahmayaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography叠谤补丑尘补测补办峁 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶啷嵿し) or simply Brahm膩 is the name of the Yak峁 accompanying 艢墨迟补濒补苍腻迟丑补: the tenth of twenty-four T墨rtha峁僰aras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.鈥擳he tree under which 艢墨迟补濒补苍腻迟丑补 attained the Kevala knowledge is Vilva (Aegle marmelos), The Jaina texts assign tohim the Yak峁 named Brahm膩 and Yak峁峁嚹� named A艣ok膩 (Digambara: M膩nav墨). The Digambaras regard the A艣vattha (Ficus religioso) as his emblem, the 艢vet膩mbaras 艢r墨vatsa (wishing tree) for the same.
叠谤补丑尘补测补办峁 is invariably given four faces, three eyes, eight hands, and a lotus seal. The difference lies in respect of the attributes held by the eight hands. The 艢vet膩mbara 叠谤补丑尘补测补办峁 bears the following objects in his hands:鈥攁 citrus, club, noose, Abhaya, mongoose, mace, goad and rosary. The Digambara variants are: a bow, staff, shield, a sword, Vara-Mudr膩 etc, The conception of this Yak峁 has much in common, together with the name with that of the Brahmanic deity Brahm膩. The same four faces (Caturmukha ) an epithet of Brahm膩, the lotus seal etc. are attributed to this demi-god. His Yak峁峁嚹� A艣ok膩 (of the 艢vet膩mbaras) has the lotus-seat while the same Yak峁峁嚹� as represented by the Digambaras has black hogs for her chariot and with the emblemof dawn may be said to be the Aurora of the Jainas.
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.
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Partial matches: Yaksha, Brahma.
Full-text: Brahma.
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