Itvara-parigrihita-gamana, Itvara-parigṛhītā-gamana: 1 definition
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Itvara-parigrihita-gamana 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.
The Sanskrit term Itvara-parigṛhītā-gamana can be transliterated into English as Itvara-parigrhita-gamana or Itvara-parigrihita-gamana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Jaina YogaItvara-parigṛhītā-gamana (इत्वर-परिगृहीता-गमन) refers to “intercourse with a woman temporarily taken to wife” and represents one of the transgressions (aticāra) of the Brahma-vrata (vow of celibacy).—This transgression has the characterof an aticāra, being both a bhaṅga because the kept woman, in the mind of her lover, has become his property and been assimilated to the status of a temporary wife, and yet not a bhaṅga since she will in fact revert to being a prostitute when her temporary contract expires (in his Yogaśāstra 3.94). Āśādhara (in his Sāgāra-dharmāmṛta 4.58). who calls this offence itvarikā-gamana, follows closely the explanations of Hemacandra but extends the meaning of itvarikā to include any woman who has become “ownerless” through the loss of her husband and who leads a disorderly life.
For Cāmuṇḍarāya (in his Caritrasāra), and presumably for the other Digambara authorities who distinguish this aticāra (viz., itvara-parigṛhītā-gamana) from the next (viz., aparigṛhītā-gamana), it refers simply to the frequentation of prostitutes.
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: Parigrihita, Itvara, Gamana.
Full-text: Brahmavrata.
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