Siddhasena, Siddha-sena: 7 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I1) Siddhasena (सिद्धसेन) or Siddhasenasūri is the author of the Ekaviṃśatisthānaka (dealing with the Ethics section of Jain Canonical literature), which 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.
2) Siddhasena (सिद्धसेन) or “Siddhasena Divākara” is the name of a teacher mentioned in the Bṛhadgaccha-gurvāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history) (in Sanskrit/Prakrit/Gujarati).
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 dictionarySiddhasena (सिद्धसेन).—Name of Kārtikeya.
Derivable forms: siddhasenaḥ (सिद्धसेनः).
Siddhasena is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siddha and sena (सेन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySiddhasena (सिद्धसेन).—m.
(-naḥ) The deity of war, Kartikeya. E. siddha a divine being, and senā an army; commanding the hosts of heaven.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSiddhasena (सिद्धसेन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—astronomer. Quoted by Varāhamihira in Bṛhajjātaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siddhasena (सिद्धसेन):—[=siddha-sena] [from siddha > sidh] m. ‘having a divine or perfect army’, Name of Kārttikeya (god of war), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] of an astronomer, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySiddhasena (सिद्धसेन):—[siddha-sena] (naḥ) 1. m. Kārtikeya.
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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: Siddha, Sena, Cena.
Starts with: Siddhasenadivakara, Siddhasenadivakrit, Siddhasenasuri, Siddhasenavakyakara.
Full-text (+61): Kumudacandra, Sarvajnaputra, Siddhasenavakyakara, Siddhasenasuri, Siddhasenadivakrit, Siddhasenadivakara, Kshapanaka, Guhyabhashana, Paishunya, Vriddhagrantha, Stenahrita, Stenahritadana, Shoka, Krodha, Kalyanamandirastotra, Maya, Rati, Prakarana, Aparigrihitagamana, Striveda.
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The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - The Canonical and other Literature of the Jains < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Part 10 - Knowledge, its value for us < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Part 7 - The Vaiśeṣika and Nyāya Literature < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.e - Religious and philosophical literature of the Jainas < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Chapter I.f - Time of Prabhācandra (Jaina philosopher) < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Chapter II.b - Pramāṇas (means of knowledge) < [Chapter II - Jaina theory of Knowledge]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 2.4 - Works of Haribhadrasūri < [Chapter 2 - Life, Date and Works of Ācārya Haribhadrasūri]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3.1 - Anekantavada and Syadvada < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]