Malinatha, Mali-natha, Mālīnātha: 1 definition
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Malinatha 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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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IMālīnātha (मालीनाथ) or Māllīnātha-stavana is the name of a work by Ṛṣi Rāmakṛṣṇa dealing with various Jinas in Jain literature.—The Māllīnātha-stavana (in Gujarati) 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.—The Māllīnāthastavana represents gives the date when the nineteenth Jina took to religious life and then focuses on the number of members in his community and their qualifications. No author’s name is visible in the text as transmitted in this ms.
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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Starts with: Malinathastavana.
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