The Sanskrit term Acakṣurdarśanāvaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Acaksurdarsanavarana or Acakshurdarshanavarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Achakshurdarshanavarana.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmas

Acakṣurdarśanāvaraṇa (अचक्षुर्दर्शनावरण) refers to “non-ocular perception-obscuring” and is another name for Acakṣurdarśana, or “non-ocular perception” which represents one of the nine divisions of Darśanāvaraṇa, or “knowledge obscuring (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. Acakṣurdarśanāvaraṇa can also be spelled as Acakṣudarśanāvaraṇa.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Darshanavarana, Acakshus.

Full-text: Acakshudarshanavarana, Acakshudarshana, Acakshurdarshana.

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