Mulasutra, 惭奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补, Mula-sutra: 5 definitions
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Mulasutra 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Goddess Traditions in Tantric Hinduism惭奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补 (啶啶侧じ啷傕い啷嵿ぐ) refers to one of the five books of the Ni艣v膩sa (or Ni艣v膩satattvasa峁僪it膩), which probably represents the oldest surviving tantric 艢aiva scripture (as early as the fifth century C.E.).鈥擳he most fascinating material is present in the Ni艣v膩sa鈥檚 treatment of cosmology (i.e., cosmogony and cosmography)鈥攕ubjects expounded in a variety of contexts, especially those of initiation鈥攁nd to the origins of mantra, scripture, and language. [...] The scripture鈥檚 five books were composed in the following chronological order: 1) 惭奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补, 2) Uttara蝉奴迟谤补, 3) Naya蝉奴迟谤补, 4) Guhya蝉奴迟谤补, 5) Mukh膩gama.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections惭奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补 (啶啶侧じ啷傕い啷嵿ぐ) refers to a 鈥減rincipal text鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淗ere ends [the commentary on] the second chapter on the twelve reflections, by Pa峁囜笉ita Nayavil膩sa who caused [it] to be done (k膩r膩pitena) for the sake of his own learning with the inspiration of Pa峁囜笉ita Jinad膩sa on account of [the request of] S膩ha 峁氠梗id膩sa the son of S膩ha 峁琽岣峚ra the son of S膩ha P膩s膩, in the principal text (尘奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补) [constituting] the 鈥極cean of Knowledge鈥�, which has the aim of illuminating yoga, composed by 膧c膩rya 艢ubhacandra鈥�.
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: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补 (啶啶侧じ啷傕い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攏. a principal precept, [颁腻峁嘺办测补] 3 in Berl. Monstab. 1864, p. 407.
惭奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘奴濒补 and 蝉奴迟谤补 (啶膏啶む啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭奴濒补蝉奴迟谤补 (啶啶侧じ啷傕い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=尘奴濒补-蝉奴迟谤补] [from 尘奴濒补 > m奴l] n. an initial S奴tra, [颁腻峁嘺办测补; Taittir墨ya-pr膩ti艣膩khya] [commentator or commentary]
2) [v.s. ...] a principal S掳, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) a [particular] class of works,
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Full-text (+60): Dashavaikalikasutra, Dashavaikalika, Uttaradhyayanasutra, Guhyasutra, Kaviyana, Cittabrahmadattacaritra, Cittabrahmadatta, Nishvasa, Uttaradhyayanachatrisabhasa, Sarupacanda, Matibhadra, Matibhadragani, Dashavaikalikasutravacuri, Harshacanda, Sakalamudra, Namaskaramudra, Anantasanamudra, Vinayadeva, Punyakalasa, Punekalasa.
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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 5.4 - Cheda-sutras, Chulika-sutras and Mula-sutras < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.e - Religious and philosophical literature of the Jainas < [Chapter I - Introduction]
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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