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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Kuladeva (कुलदेव).—One of the four classes of Gods (devas) according to Somasena in his Traivarṇikācāra. Somasena was a follower of the Digambara tradition and flourished in the 16th century. The Kuladevatas refer to divinities worshipped by families. They are also known by the name Kuladevatā.

Source: Google Books: Jaina Iconography

Kuladeva (कुलदेव).— The Kuladevas (Kuladevatās) are divinities worshipped in families from ancient times. Cakreśvarī, Ambikā or Kuṣmāṇḍinī, Padmāvatī, Jvālinī, Rohiṇī, Mahākālī, Kālikā, Sarasvatī, Gaurī, Siddhāyinī, Caṇḍī and Durgā are (such) Kuladevatās who should be worshipped with profounmd devotion by those desirous of welfare.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kuladeva (कुलदेव).—[masculine] tā [feminine] family god or deity.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Kuladeva (कुलदेव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kuladeva (कुलदेव):—[=kula-deva] [from kula] m. the family deity, [Brahma-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] f(ī or metrically shortened i). ‘principal goddess’, Name of Durgā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 52, 42.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kuladeva in German

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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)

Partial matches: Deva, Kula, Teva.

Starts with: Kuladevaru, Kuladevata, Kuladevate.

Ends with: Gokuladeva, Nrikuladeva.

Full-text: Kuladevata, Ramadasa, Deva.

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