Upasakadasha, Upāsakadaśā, Upasaka-dasha: 5 definitions
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Upasakadasha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Upāsakadaśā can be transliterated into English as Upasakadasa or Upasakadasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IUpāsakadaśa (उपासकदश) or Upāsakadaśasūtra by Harṣavallabha (commentator) is the name of a work dealing with the Aṅga section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Upāsakadaśa-sūtra (with interlinear Gujarati commentary) 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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUpāsakadaśā (उपासकदशा).—Name of one of the Aṅgas or chief Jaina sacred writings.
Derivable forms: upāsakadaśāḥ (उपासकदशाः).
Upāsakadaśā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms upāsaka and daśā (दशा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUpāsakadaśā (उपासकदशा):—[=upāsaka-daśā] [from upāsaka > upās] f. [plural] Name of one of the Aṅgas or chief Jaina sacred writings.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dasa, Upasaka, Taca.
Starts with: Upasakadashasamgrahagatha, Upasakadashasutra.
Full-text: Dvadashanga, Suradeva, Kumbhakara, Cullashataka, Kamadeva, Kundakaulika, Nandinipita, Gathapati, Culanipita, Shakadalaputra, Mahashataka, Salihipita, Triyoga, Shramanabhuta, Shramana, Vrata, Trikarana, Shramanadharma, Sadhana, Chindika.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - The Canonical and other Literature of the Jains < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
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