Jinacandra: 7 definitions
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Jinacandra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Jinachandra.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarJinacandra (啶溹た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).鈥擜uthor of the Siddhantaratna, a commentary on the Sarasvata Sutras,
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: University of Cambridge: JainismJinacandra (啶溹た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) refers to one of the 70 teachers mentioned in the 碍丑补谤补迟补谤补驳补肠肠丑补辫补峁弓腻惫补濒墨: a Sanskrit text listing the heads or pontiffs (蝉奴谤颈) of the Kharataragaccha, one of the most important 艢vet膩mbara monastic orders. The Kharatara-gaccha is especially rooted in Rajasthan. The text includes a narration of events in their lives (i.e., of Jinacandra), and can thus be called a 碍丑补谤补迟补谤补驳补肠肠丑补辫补峁弓腻惫补濒墨
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I1) Jinacandra (啶溹た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) or Jinacandra蝉奴谤颈 was the teacher of Har峁vallabha: the author (commentatory) of the 鲍辫腻蝉补办补诲补艣补蝉奴迟谤补 (dealing with the A峁単a section of Jain Canonical literature), with interlinear Gujarati commentary. It is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擧ar峁vallabha, the commentator, belonged to the kharataragaccha and was a disciple of Jinacandra蝉奴谤颈.
2) Jinacandra (啶溹た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) or Jinacandra蝉奴谤颈 is the author of the P膩r艣vajinapada (dealing with P膩r艣va in Jain literature).
3) Jinacandra (啶溹た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) or Jinacandra蝉奴谤颈 is the author of the Go岣嵞玴膩r艣van膩thastavana.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumJinacandra (啶溹た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攓. v. Siddh膩ntaratna, a C. on the Sarasvat墨s奴tra.
Jinacandra has the following synonyms: Jinendu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJinacandra (啶溹た啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥擺=jina-candra] [from jina] m. Name of 8 Jain S奴ris (1. predecessor of the famous Abhaya-deva, author of Sa峁僾ega-ra峁単a-艣膩l膩-prakara峁嘺; 2. A.D.1141-67, 3. 1270-1320; 4. died 1359; 5. 1431-74; 6. 1539-1614; 7. died 1707; 8. 1753-1800).
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Candra, Jina.
Starts with: Jinacandrasuri, Jinacandravijaya.
Full-text: Jinacandrasuri, Siddhantaratna, Jinendu, Samayasundaragani, Jinacandravijaya, Khandelapura, Dharmasamudra, Vivekasimha, Jinasagara, Jinasagarasuri, Hisapura, Jinaharshasuri, Kharataragacchapattavali, Sarasvatisutra.
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
12. Exact Date of Amarakirti < [Volume 1 (1945)]
29. Date of Rakshasa Kavya or Kavyarakshasa < [Volume 1 (1945)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
Part 2 - Grammarians mentioned in the Yasastilaka < [Chapter 18 - Quotations nad References]
Brihatkatha-kosha (cultural study) (by Himanshu Shekhar Acharya)