according to the Digambara sect

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• Digambara — /di gum beuhr euh/, n. the earlier of the two principal Jain sects, whose members went naked. Cf. Svetambara. [ < Skt: naked] * * * ▪ Jainist sect Sanskrit“Sky clad,” i.e., naked       one of the two principal sects of the Indian religion Jainism …   Universalium

• Literature in the Hoysala Empire — The Hoysala Empire (1025 ndash;1343), in what is now southern India, produced a large body of literature in the Kannada and Sanskrit languages.Kamath (2001), p. 132] The empire was established by Nripa Kama II, came into political prominence… …   Wikipedia

• Kannada literature in the Vijayanagara Empire — refers to the body of literature composed in the Kannada language of South India during the ascendancy of the Vijayanagar Empire which lasted from the 14th through the 16th century. The Vijayanagara empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I… …   Wikipedia

• Tirthankara — /tir tung keuhr euh/, n. Jainism. one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment. [ < Skt tirthankara lit., passage making] * * * or Jina In Jainism, a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life s stream of… …   Universalium

• gunasthana — In Jainism, any of the 14 stages of spiritual development through which a soul passes on its way to liberation. The goal is to gradually purify the soul and to gain release from the cycle of birth and death. The thirteenth stage was that of an… …   Universalium

• Jainism — /juy niz euhm/, n. a dualistic religion founded in the 6th century B.C. as a revolt against current Hinduism and emphasizing the perfectibility of human nature and liberation of the soul, esp. through asceticism and nonviolence toward all living… …   Universalium

• Trishala — also known as Queen Trishala, Mother Trishala, Trishala Devi, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata was the Mother of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara.LifeTrishala was a member of the Kshatriya (warrior) caste, the same caste as the mother of the… …   Wikipedia

• Tamil Jain — Tamil Jains or Samanar are natives of Tamil Nadu, India. They are a micro community of around 85,000 in number (Around 0.13% of population of Tamil Nadu). Tamil Jains belong to the Jain Digambara sect, who speak Tamil in their homes. They are… …   Wikipedia

• Bhadrabahu I — ▪ Jaina philosopher died 298 BCE, India       leader, monk, and philosopher of the Indian religion Jainism and the recognized founder of one of Jainism s two principal sects, Digambara.       According to Digambara tradition, in 310 BCE, after a… …   Universalium

• asceticism — /euh set euh siz euhm/, n. 1. the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic. 2. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self denial, self mortification, and the like. 3. rigorous self… …   Universalium

• Bahubali — ▪ Jainism also called  Gommateshvara        According to the traditions of the Indian religion Jainism, the son of the first Tirthankara (Ford maker, i.e., saviour) Rishabhanatha. He is said to have lived many millions of years ago.       After… …   Universalium