Akashadravya, Ākāśadravya, Akasha-dravya, Ākāśa-dravya: 1 definition
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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀkāśadravya (ಆಕಾಶದ್ರವ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] (Jain.) one of the basic elements, which the physical world is made of.
2) [noun] (phys.) an imaginary substance regarded by the ancients as filling all space beyond the sphere of the moon, and making up the stars and planets; ether.
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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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.9 - The substance of space (ākāśa-dravya) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 5.6 - Divisions of other substances < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 1.29 - The range or the subject matter of omniscience (kevalajñāna) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
2.4. Dharma dravya, adharma dravya and akasha dravya < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]