Svajanaprakrama, Svajana-prakrama: 1 definition

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Svajanaprakrama 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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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Svajanaprakrama (स्वजनप्रक्रम) refers to one of the sections of the Sindūraprakara by Somaprabhācārya (classified as gnomic 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.—The Sindūraprakara is an anthology of 100 Sanskrit stanzas on different topics connected with Jainism. [...] Some of its stanzas are quoted in the Kumārapālapratibodha. The following sections are marked in the manuscript, but not regularly numbered: [e.g., svajanaprakramasvajanaprakramaḥ (10v3); [...]

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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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