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Mirror 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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-kathaMirror refers to one of the various attributes held by the Eight auspicious Girls (representing the eight celestial nymphs of Indra’s heaven) (also: aṣṭakanyā), according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 93.17-8: There is a list of Eight auspicious girls holding respectively sprouted water-jars, fan-palm, fly-whisk, parasol, mirror, mṛdaṅga, harp, drum and cloth and ornaments. These were regarded as eight celestial nymphs of Indra’s heaven and frequently referred in literature as aṣṭakanyā or sabhā-kanyā. [...]
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 (+543): Darpaṇa, Adarsha, Mukura, Mankura, Atmadarsha, Jaladarsha, Arasemahala, Karkara, Aina, Jnanadarpana, Shitacampaka, Karphara, Prativimbata, Kannadigode, Sammukhin, Adarshamandala, Manidarpana, Ratnadarpana, Kannavada, Ashtamangala.
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Search found 259 books and stories containing Mirror; (plurals include: Mirrors). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
5. Articles of make-up (a): Mirror < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 33 - The World, a Mirror-House < [Chapter VI - Ignorance]
Story 146 - Rest and Unrest < [Chapter XXIII - Sufferings]
Story 73 - Infinity < [Chapter X - Maya]
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 3.2.19 < [Third Adhyaya, Second Pada]
All knowledge is of the Real < [First Adhyaya, First Pada]
Sutra 3.2.18 < [Third Adhyaya, Second Pada]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 1.99 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Verse 3.9.40 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (9): Kāla-samuddeśa (On Time)]
Verse 3.1.29 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Chapter XCV - The Killing of the Rakhas < [Part I]
Chapter CLII - The Sarsagun Maiden < [Part IV]
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