Aksharayojana, Akṣarayojanā, Akshara-yojana: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Akṣarayojanā can be transliterated into English as Aksarayojana or Aksharayojana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

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

Akṣarayojanā (अक्षरयोजना) is synonymous to Avayavārtha: the “word-by-word exposition” (of a philosophical doctrine), as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 3, ll 19-20]—Haribhadra as a commentator has here first given the sum and substance (samudāyārtha) of v 1-10 and has then explained the same word by word (avayava-artha). He has adopted this very method on p. 167 but the opposite one m Vol. II, on p. 29. [...] Synonyms of Avayava-artha:—Akṣarayojanā.

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