Devendrasuri, Devendrasūri, Devendra-suri: 2 definitions

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Devendrasuri means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

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General definition (in Jainism)

[«previous next»] — Devendrasuri in Jainism glossary
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

1) Devendrasūri (देवेन्द्रसूरि) is the author of the Siddhidaṇḍikāstava (dealing with the Cosmology of Jain Canonical literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Devendrasūri was the founder of the tapāgaccha and renowned author of the new Karmagranthas who is said to have died in VS 1327 (1270 CE).

2) Devendrasūri (देवेन्द्रसूरि) is the author of various Karmagrantha works (dealing with the Karma section of Jain Canonical literature).—Devendrasūri of the tapāgaccha (13th century) is also the author of Sanskrit commentaries on his Karmagranthas, which, in turn are the basis for the Gujarati commentaries.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Devendrasuri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Devendrasūri (देवेन्द्रसूरि):—[=devendra-sūri] [from devendra > deva] m. Name of a Jaina writer (1240), [Catalogue(s)]

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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.

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