The Sanskrit term Vikramayaśas can be transliterated into English as Vikramayasas or Vikramayashas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Vikramayaśas (विक्रमयशस्) is the name of an ancient king from Kāñcanapura and a previous incarnation of Sanatkumāra, according to chapter 4.7 [sanatkumāra-cakrin-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“There is here a city, Kāñcanapura, possessing golden splendor excelling Bhogāvatī, Amarapurī, Laṅkā, etc. Its king was Vikramayaśas, whose power was excellent, the lightning of whose splendor increased the rain of the tears of his enemies’ wives. There were five hundred gazelle-eyed women in his household, objects of affection, like cow-elephants of an elephant who is lord of the herd. [...]”.

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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: Yashas, Vikrama.

Full-text: Jinadharma.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 1: Previous incarnations of Sanatkumāra as King Vikramayaśas and of Asitākṣa as Nāgadatta < [Chapter VII - Sanatkumāracakricaritra]

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