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Dharmaghosha, ٳ󲹰ṣa, Dharma-ghosha: 5 definitions

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Dharmaghosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term ٳ󲹰ṣa can be transliterated into English as Dharmaghosa or Dharmaghosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmaghosha in Kavya glossary
: OpenEdition books: վ󲹳īٳ󲹰첹貹� (Kāvya)

ٳ󲹰ṣa (धर्मघो�) is the name of a minister (/ monk?), as mentioned in the վ󲹳īٳ󲹰첹貹 by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (īٳ󲹲).—Accordingly, “One day when Priyaṅgu, the wife of Minister ٳ󲹰ṣa is busy with other women adorning the beautiful Sujāta with jewelry, she is seen of her husband. He tries to get rid of Sujāta by trickery. In vain. Sujāta's virtue is finally recognized, but, disgusted with the world, he becomes a monk�.

Cf. Āvaśyakacūrṇi II 197.8-200.10; Āvasyakaniryukti (Haribhadra commentary) a.8-a.7; Trad: Balbir in Granoff 1990 p. 56-57.

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Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmaghosha in Jainism glossary
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

ٳ󲹰ṣa (धर्मघो�) is the name of an ancient Ācārya who traveled to Vasantapura with Dhana (the first incarnation of Ṛṣabha), according to chapter 1.1 [īś-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly, “[...] Just then, the Ācārya ٳ󲹰ṣa, purifying the earth by dharma by his wandering as a Sādhu, approached the merchant. Dhana hastily rose and with, folded hands praised the Ācārya shining like the sun with the light of his penance. Questioned by Dhana in regard to the reason of his coming, the Ācārya explained, ‘I am going to Vasantapura with your caravan�. The merchant replied, ‘I am fortunate today, O Blessed One, since you who should be visited, have come and are going with my caravan�.�

: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

1) ٳ󲹰ṣa (धर्मघो�) or ٳ󲹰ṣasūri is the author of the ǰ첹屹ٰṃśi (dealing with the Cosmology of Jain Canonical literature), included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Although the name of ٳ󲹰ṣa-sūri appears nowhere in the work, or even in the manuscripts, the ascription seems to be certain. He was the 46th pontiff of the ٲ岵, who died in VS 1357 and the learned author of several tracts or sophisticated hymns. The aim of the author, mentioned in the first and the last verses, is to enable the reader to have an exact knowledge about the world. This right knoweldge should work as a basis in order to limit one’s own wandering in the ṃs.

2) ٳ󲹰ṣa (धर्मघोषसूर�) or ٳ󲹰ṣasūri is also the author of the ṇaٴdzٰ, which is similar in contents to the ٱ岹ś貹ṣa.

3) ٳ󲹰ṣa (धर्मघोषसूर�) or ٳ󲹰ṣasūri is also the author of the īⲹ岹ٳīī (dealing with the Karma section of Jain Canonical literature)

4) ٳ󲹰ṣa (धर्मघो�) or ٳ󲹰ṣasūri is the name of a teacher belonging to the ñ-, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history).

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmaghosha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ󲹰ṣa (धर्मघो�):—[=󲹰-ṣa] [from dharma > dhara] m. Name of an author, [Caraka]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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