Acaranga, Ācārāṅga, Acara-anga, Acaramga: 5 definitions
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Acaranga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Acharanga.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀcārāṅga (आचाराङ्ग).—title of the first of the twelve sacred books of the Jainas
Derivable forms: ācārāṅgam (आचाराङ्गम्).
Ācārāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ācāra and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀcārāṅga (आचाराङ्ग):—[from ā-cāra > ā-car] n. Name of the first of the twelve sacred books (aṅga) of the Jainas.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀcārāṃga (ಆಚಾರಾಂಗ):—[noun] (Jain.) one of the twelve most revered scriptures.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
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