Amgutthapasina, Amguttha-pasina, Aṃguṭṭhapasiṇa, Aṅguṭṭhapasiṇa, Angutthapasina: 1 definition

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Source: academia.edu: The Original Paṇhavāyaraṇa/Praśnavyākaraṇa Discovered

Aṃguṭṭhapasiṇa (अंगुट्ठपसिण) (Prakrit; in Sanskrit: Aṅguṣṭhapraśna) refers to the “issues associated with the way of divination which involves a deity’s the surface of one’s thumb”, as taught in the Paṇhavāgaraṇa: (Sanskrit: Praśnavyākaraṇa), according to the  Sthānāṅgasūtra (Sūtra 755).—The Paṇhavāgaraṇa is the tenth Anga of the Jain canon which deals with the prophetic explanation of queries regarding divination.

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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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