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Bikaner means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IBikaner refers to “Vīkānera”: one of the various Tīrthas (sacred places), according to the Tīrthāvalī by Samayasundara (dealing with Sacred places in Jain literature), 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.—This garland of Jain sacred places praises [e.g., the eight temples of Vīkānera (Bikaner)], [...]. Hence beside pan-Indian Jain sacred places, sites located in Rajasthan have a good place here.
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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Full-text (+4): Kharataragaccha, Nilakantha, Janimahapātra, Janijayadeva, Yaudheya, Melatavala, Panditaraja, Vikanera, Gacchanayaka, Samayasundara, Tirthavali, Shudiyaga, Biniyasamahi, Pamda-eshana, Sabhikkhu, Cha-jivani, Dharmarthakama, Bhasha, Junagarh, Dhumapuphi.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
5. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa and the Modern Paintings < [Chapter 6 - Modern Relevance of Different Art Forms and Architecture]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 46 - Greatness of Sarasvatī Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
4. Disappearance of Sarasvatī < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
Aunt to the World < [January - March 1976]
Current Topics < [March-April 1931]
‘The Triple Stream’ < [October 1951]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
1. Summary of the Kalāvilāsa < [Chapter 3 - Satirical Works of Kṣemendra]
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