Amadevasuri, Āmadevasūri, Amadeva-suri: 1 definition
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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IĀmadevasūri (आमदेवसूरि) was the teacher of Śāntisūri: the author of the Sāgaradattaśreṣṭhisaṃbandha (dealing with the lives of Jain teachers), 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 author [Śāntisūri] belonged to the saṃderagaccha. He was the disciple of Āmadevasūri (mentioned in vs. 3) and had as a disciple an Īśvarasūri who continued the tradition of Apabhraṃśa / Old Gujarati poetry through his Lalitāngacaritra-rāsaka.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Amadeva, Curi, Suri.
Full-text: Amadeva, Ishvarasuri, Ishvara, Shanti, Shantisuri.
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