Jinaraja, Jinarāja: 3 definitions
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Jinaraja means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I1) Jinarāja (जिनराज) is the author of the Drūpada (dealing with the Didactic or Moral section of Jain Canonical 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.
2) Jinarāja (जिनराज) is also the author of the Caturviṃśatijinagīta (dealing with classical hymns and stotras from Jain literature).
3) Jinarāja (जिनराज) is also the author of the Cauvīsī.
4) Jinarāja (जिनराज) or Jinarājasūri is the name of a teacher in the lineage of Jinacandrasūri: the author of the Goḍīpārśvanāthastavana (dealing with Pārśva in Jain literature).
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumJinarāja (जिनराज) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—head of the Kharataragacha in 1629. He was born in 1591 and died in 1643: Naiṣadhīyaṭīkā Jainarājī. Ind. Antiq. 1882, 252.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJinarāja (जिनराज):—[=jina-rāja] [from jina] m. Name of a Jain Sūri (A.D. 1591-1643; author of a [commentator or commentary] on [Naiṣadha-carita])
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jinarajasuri.
Full-text (+55): Pallava, Jinavardhana suri, Dhorani, Caritrasimhagani, Dalodara, Cauvisi, Ajitanathagita, Padmaprabhugita, Supasagita, Suvidhanathagita, Kuntunathagita, Munisuvratasvamigita, Caturvimshatijinagita, Drupada, Shantinathagita, Arinatha, Maha-bira, Mahaviragita, Caturvimshatijina, Sambhavanatha.
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Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)
Introduction to Jinarāja’s commentary < [Introduction]
The Commentaries and the Text of the Naiṣadha < [Introduction]
Introduction to Vidyādhara’s commentary < [Introduction]
The Editor < [July 1970]