Mulaguna, Mūlaguṇa, Mula-guna: 8 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Jaina YogaMūlaguṇa (मूलगुण).—Probably no term of Jainism is used to cover so many different categories as the word guṇa. The mūla-guṇas for the Śvetāmbaras (Hemacandra’s Yogaśāstra v3.130) mean generally the five aṇu-vratas (though sometimes a single mūla-guṇa—ahiṃsā is mentioned) whilst the guṇa-vratas and śikṣā-vratas together make up the uttara-guṇas. The Digambaras, however, apply the name mūla-guṇa to a category of interdictions which must be respected if even the first stage on the ladder of the pratimās is to be attained. Similar concepts are not foreign to Śvetāmbara Jainism but they are not displayed with the same prominence nor is the designation mūla-guṇa ever applied to them.
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMūlaguṇa (मूलगुण) refers to the five mahāvratas, as mentioned in chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly, “[...] then the merchant [Dhana] set out with horses, camels, carts, and oxen moving to and fro, like the ocean with its high waves. The Ācārya [Dharmaghoṣa] too set out, surrounded by Sādhus, like the embodied mūlaguṇas followed by the uttaraguṇas”.
Note: The mūlaguṇas are the same as the mahāvratas and therefore 5 in number. The uttaraguṇas are any additional acts of self-denial and various authors give different numbers. Hem. himself (Yogaśāstra p. 251a) says mūlaguṇas for yatis are the mahāvratas, and for laymen the aṇuvratas. Uttaraguṇas for yatis are piṇḍavi-śuddhi, etc., and for laymen the guṇavratas and śikṣāvratas.
Source: ISJS: Jain DietMūlaguṇa (मूलगुण).—The eight basic virtues (mūlaguṇa) or basic requirements to be a householder have at-least three virtues consisting of abstinence from meat, honey and wine while other preceptors (ācāryas) have all the eight associated with abstinence from eight types of food containing innumerable micro living organism.
Source: JAINpedia: GlossaryMūlaguṇa (मूलगुण) refers to “basic restrictions on a Jain lay person”.—Among Digambaras, it means not eating eight types of food—meat, alcohol, honey and five kinds of figs. Among Śvetāmbaras, it is a synonym for the five lay vows—aṇu-vrata—or for non-violence—ahiṃsā.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMūlaguṇa (मूलगुण).—the co-efficient of a root.
Derivable forms: mūlaguṇaḥ (मूलगुणः).
Mūlaguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mūla and guṇa (गुण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMūlaguṇa (मूलगुण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) The coefficient of a root.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMūlaguṇa (मूलगुण):—[=mūla-guṇa] [from mūla > mūl] m. ‘root-multiplier’, the co-efficient of a root (in [algebra]), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMūlaguṇa (ಮೂಲಗುಣ):—
1) [noun] the basic character; any characteristic that is inborn.
2) [noun] (jain.) any of the twenty eight basic practices that a jaina ascetic has to follow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Mulagunajati.
Full-text: Mulagunajati, Uttaraguna, Pakshika, Darshanapratima.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - Renounced, unrenounced, their distribution < [Chapter 2]
Part 2 - Types of renunciation < [Chapter 2]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Previous birth of Maghavan as Amarapati < [Chapter VI - Śrī Maghavacakravarticaritra]
Part 2: The first incarnation of Ṛṣabha as the merchant Dhana < [Chapter I]
Part 9: Sermon on the āsravas < [Chapter VII - Suvidhināthacaritra]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 6.9 - The non-living substratum (ajīva-adhikaraṇa) < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)
Lecture 1, The Lotus < [Book 2]