Poshadhapratima, 笔辞峁诲丑补辫谤补迟颈尘腻, Poshadha-pratima: 2 definitions
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Poshadhapratima 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.
The Sanskrit term 笔辞峁诲丑补辫谤补迟颈尘腻 can be transliterated into English as Posadhapratima or Poshadhapratima, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism笔辞峁诲丑补辫谤补迟颈尘腻 (啶啶粪ぇ啶啶班い啶苦ぎ啶�) or simply Po峁dha represents the fourth of eleven 辫谤补迟颈尘腻 (stages) laid down for Jain laymen. 笔辞峁诲丑补辫谤补迟颈尘腻 refers to 鈥渇asting regularly, as a rule, twice a fortnight in each lunar month鈥� according to J. L. Jaini in his 鈥渙utlines of Jainism鈥� (pp. 67-70). It is also known as Po峁dhopav膩sa辫谤补迟颈尘腻, Pro峁dha辫谤补迟颈尘腻 or Pro峁dhopav膩sa辫谤补迟颈尘腻.
These 辫谤补迟颈尘腻s (e.g., po峁dha-辫谤补迟颈尘腻) form a series of duties and performances, the standard and duration of which rises periodically and which finally culminates in an attitude resembling monkhood. Thus the 辫谤补迟颈尘腻s rise by degrees and every stage includes all the virtues practised in those preceeding it. The conception of eleven 辫谤补迟颈尘腻s appears to be the best way of exhibiting the rules of conduct prescribved for the Jaina laymen.
: archive.org: Jaina YogaPo峁dhapratima (啶啶粪ぇ啶啶班い啶苦ぎ) refers to 鈥渢he stage of fasting鈥� and represents the fourth of eleven 辫谤补迟颈尘腻s (stages of spiritual progress) according to 艢vet膩mbara, Digambara and 膧va艣yakac奴r峁噄.鈥擳his involves the keeping of four fasts in each month. The differences in observance are noted under the head of the 辫辞峁诲丑辞辫补惫补蝉补-惫谤补迟补.
The word 辫谤补迟颈尘腻 means a statue and is used in another specifcally Jaina sense to designate the 办腻测辞迟蝉补谤补. The medieval 腻肠腻谤测补蝉, however, quite plainly conceive of the 辫谤补迟颈尘腻s (e.g., po峁dha-辫谤补迟颈尘腻) as performing a regular progressing series in Amitagati鈥檚 words, a 蝉辞辫腻苍补-尘腻谤驳补, a ladder on each rung of which the aspirant layman is to rest for a number of months proportionate to its place on the list before he is fit to supplement and reinforce his acheivement by the practice of the succeeding stage.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Poshadha, Pratima.
Full-text: Poshadha, Proshadhopavasapratima, Poshadhopavasapratima, Proshadhapratima, Kayotsargapratima.
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