Vajrasvamin, 痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘墨, 痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘颈苍, Vajra-svamin, Vajra-svami, Vajrasvami: 5 definitions
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Vajrasvamin 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
Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (K膩vya)痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶掂ぞ啶た啶ㄠ) or simply Vajra is the name of a teacher, as mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabha蝉奴谤颈 (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淩ukmi峁嚹� has longed to become the wife of Master Vajra since the day she heard the nuns sing his praises. As a result, when the Master comes to P膩峁璦liputra, the merchant Dhana, father of Rukmi峁嚹�, offers Vajra his daughter and a considerable dowry. The Master declines the offer and converts Rukmi峁嚹� to Jainism鈥�.
Cf. Pari艣istaparvan (or Sthavir膩val墨carita) XII. v. 292-306.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: University of Cambridge: Jainism痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶掂ぞ啶た啶ㄠ) 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 痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘颈苍), 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) 痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶掂ぞ啶た啶ㄠ) or Vajrasv膩mikath膩 refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the 碍补迟丑腻尘补丑辞诲补诲丑颈 by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karp奴raprakara), which 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.鈥擳he 碍补迟丑腻尘补丑辞诲补诲丑颈 represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., Vajrasv膩mi-kath膩] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]
2) 痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘墨 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶掂ぞ啶) is the name of a teacher belonging to the 补帽肠补濒补-驳补肠肠丑补, according to the A帽calagaccha-pa峁弓膩val墨 (dealing with Jain lineages history).
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴补箩谤补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶掂ぞ啶た啶ㄠ):鈥擺=惫补箩谤补-蝉惫腻尘颈苍] [from vajra > vaj] m. (with Jainas) Name of one of the seven Da艣ap奴rvins, [艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya]
[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)
Partial matches: Svamin, Vajra.
Full-text: Vajrashakha, Vajrasvamikatha, Vajra, Viuvv, Kathamahodadhi, Kharataragacchapattavali, Vikri.
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