In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-living

Vaisrasika (वैस्रसिक, “natural”) refers to one of the two types of unexpressed sound (anakṣara) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.24.—What is natural sound (vaisrasika)? What is the meaning of vaistrasika? The sound created by clouds and so on is called natural sounds. The meaning of vaisrasika is natural.

Vaisrasika or Vaistrasika also refers to one of the two types of natural union (bandha). The union caused without the involvement/effort of living beings is called natural union. How many sub types of natural union are there?
A.V.24.16 There are two subtypes of natural union namely with a beginning and without a beginning. What is union with a beginning (ādimāna)? Due to the existence of attributes like dry and oil, the union of entities like lightening, clouds, fire, rainbow etc are unions with a beginning. What is union without a beginning? It is the major aggregate (mahāskaṃdha) of matter etc.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vaisrasika (वैस्रसिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visasiya.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaisrasika (ವೈಸ್ರಸಿಕ):—[noun] a sound that cannot be represented in writing in any languge (as the sound of thunder).

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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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Full-text: Visasiya, Anakshara, Bandha.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Vaisrasika; (plurals include: Vaisrasikas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)

Chapter III.e - The concept of matter or Pudgala < [Chapter III - Categories]

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 5.22 - The functions of time (kāla) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]

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