Purushaveda, ±Ê³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a±¹±ð»å²¹, Purusha-veda: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Purushaveda 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 ±Ê³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a±¹±ð»å²¹ can be transliterated into English as Purusaveda or Purushaveda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Jaina Yoga±Ê³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a±¹±ð»å²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¤µà¥‡à¤¦) or Puṃveda refers to “male sex urgeâ€� and represents a subclass of the interal (abhyantara) division of parigraha (attachment) and is related to the Aparigraha-vrata (vow of non-attachment). Amá¹›tacandra (in his Puruá¹£ÄrthasiddhyupÄya 116), Somadeva, and ĀśÄdhara among the Digambaras and Siddhasena Gaṇin (in his commentary on the TattvÄrtha-sÅ«tra 7.24) among the ÅšvetÄmbaras mention fourteen varieties of abhyantara-parigraha (for example, ±è³Ü°ù³Üá¹£a-±¹±ð»å²¹).
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 6: Influx of karmas±Ê³Ü°ùūṣa±¹±ð»å²¹ (पà¥à¤°à¥‚षवेद).—What is the cause of ‘male gender feeling /inclinationsâ€� (±è³Ü°ùūṣa-±¹±ð»å²¹) karmas? Slight anger, mildness, contentment with one’s wife etc cause the influx of male gender inclinations karmas.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuruá¹£avÄ“da (ಪà³à²°à³à²·à²µà³‡à²¦):—[noun] (jain.) the karma, that makes an individual male soul to have a strong longing for the union with a woman.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Purusha, Vedavedanga, Veda.
Full-text: Vedapurusha, Pumveda.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 2.6 - Twenty-one kinds of audÄyika-bhÄva < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 2.52 - The three sexes (signs–veda) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 8.9 - The subdivisions of deluding karma (mohanīya) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (5): Punya (Favourable condition) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Tattva 4: PÄpa (sin) < [Appendix 1.4: The nine tattvas]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter V.c - PrabhÄcandra’s refutation of Bauddha and SÄṃkhya view of Karman < [Chapter V - Bondage and Liberation]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
1. Ethics in Jainism < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]
Mundaka Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)