Shravakapratikramana, Śrāvakapratikramaṇa, Shravaka-pratikramana: 1 definition

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Shravakapratikramana 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.

The Sanskrit term Śrāvakapratikramaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sravakapratikramana or Shravakapratikramana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Śrāvakapratikramaṇa (श्रावकप्रतिक्रमण) or Śrāvakapratikramaṇasūtra is the name of a work dealing with the Āvaśyaka section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Śrāvakapratikramaṇa-sūtra (in Prakrit and Sanskrit with interlinear Gujarati commentary) 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 Śrāvakapratikramaṇa-sūtra is a Six obligations ritual (ṣaḍāvaśyaka) performed by a layman in front of a Guru. That it concerns a layman is confirmed by the reference to the five minor vows (12r5 pacanhaṃ aṇuvvayāṇaṃ) in the enumeration of terms in increasing order (caraṇavidhi). like all works of this kind, the present ms. is made of several distinct units which follow each other. [...]

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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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