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General definition (in Jainism)

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Sahasābhyākhyāna (सहसाभ्याख्यान) refers to “sudden calumniating” and represents one of the transgressions (aticāra) of the Satya-vrata (vow of truth).—Haribhadra (in his commentary on the Āvaśyaka-sūtra p. 821b) quoting the Āvaśyaka-cūrṇī, defines this as imputing to someone without due reflectiona non-existent fault, such as saying, “You are a thief, you are an adulterer”. There is a danger that the victim might be killed or otherwise punished for this if the calumny were overheard by an ill-intentioned person.

According to a Prakrit verse (see Haribhadra’s Śrāvaka-dharma-pañcāśaka 12) quoted anonymously by Abhayadeva and again by Hemacandra this transgression (viz., sahasā-abhyākhyāna) is a bhaṅga when spoken intentionally in the knowledge that it is untrue and an aticāra in other circumstances.

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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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Partial matches: Abhyakhyana, Sahasa.

Full-text: Satyavrata.

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