Mula-nayaka, Mūla-nāyaka: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMūla-nāyaka.—(BL), epithet of a Jain Tīrthaṅkara; Mahāvīra called ‘the Mūla-nāyaka of the Saṇḍeraka-gaccha’. (HA), the main deity in the sanctum of a shrine or in a devakulikā; also the central Jina in a sculpture representing a group of Jinas. Note: mūla-nāyaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Partial matches: Nayaka, Mula.
Full-text: Mula-gabharo.
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