Raphado, Rāphaḍo: 1 definition

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Raphado means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Rāphaḍo (राफडो) (Gujarati) refers to an “ant-hill”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 101, l. 29]—Valmīka, a homonym, here means an “ant-hill”. (Gujarati rāphaḍo). This word occurs on p. 112, l. 11 and in Meghadūta (I.15). Its Pāiya (Prakrit) equivalent ‘vammīa’ is met with m Sūyagaḍa (II.1.26).

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