Jantahatthi, Janta-hatthi: 1 definition
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Jantahatthi means something in 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.
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General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Aspects of Jaina Art and ArchitectureJantahatthi (啶溹え啷嵿い啶灌い啷嵿ぅ啶�) (in Prakrit; Sanskrit: Yantrahastin) refers to 鈥渕echanical elephant鈥�.鈥擨mages of T墨rtha峁僰aras were made of stones, metals, wood, clay, precious gems, jewels or semi-precious stones. The 膧va艣yaka-c奴r峁噄 of Jinad膩sa (seventh century AD) gives an account of King Pradyota of Ujjain who used a mechamcal elephant (janta-maya-hatthi) for capturing King Udayana of Kau艣膩mbi. It is not certain whether this refers to a metal-elephant.
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: Hatthi, Janta.
Full-text: Yantrahastin.
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