Prithaktvavitarkavicara, Pṛthaktvavitarkavicāra, Prithaktva-vitarkavicara: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pṛthaktvavitarkavicāra can be transliterated into English as Prthaktvavitarkavicara or Prithaktvavitarkavicara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prithaktvavitarkavichara.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 9: Influx of karmasPṛthaktvavitarkavicāra (पृथक्त्ववितर्कविचार).—The first of the four types of pure meditation (śukla-dhyāna);—Pṛthaktva means separateness; vitarka means detailed or special examination or scriptural knowledge and vīcāra means shifting or moving from one to another. Thus in this type of contemplation, the practitser, based on the scriptural knowledge, moves/ shifts his thoughts from one substance /mode/ /word /number to another substance /mode/word/number and so on, or from one activity (of mind /body /speech) to another activity till he gets one subject concentrating/ contemplating.
Pṛthaktvavitarkavicāra is possible in 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th stages of spiritual purification (guṇasthānas) which are respectively known as ‘gross passions with novel experiences’ (apūrvakaraṇa), (anivrtikaraṇa), ‘subtle flickering greed passion’ (sūkṣmasāmparāya) and ‘suppressedpassions’ (upaśāntakasāya).
The peculiarity of pṛthaktvavitarkavicāra (‘multiple-contemplation’) is that it involves scriptural knowledge (vitarka) and shifting of the subject (vīcāra).
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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Partial matches: Prithaktva.
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