Akashastikaya, Ākāśāstikāya, Akasha-astikaya: 5 definitions
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Akashastikaya means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Ākāśāstikāya can be transliterated into English as Akasastikaya or Akashastikaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriĀkāśāstikāya (आकाशास्तिकाय) refers to one of the five Astikāyas or “aggregate of pradeśas”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 370, l. 23]—‘Astikāya’ is usually interpreted as an aggregate of pradeśas. All the dravyas except time are so designated, and hence their number is five according to the Śvetāmbaras and the Digambaras as well. The five astikāyas are: jīvāstikāya, dharmāstikāya, adharmāstikāya, ākāśāstikāya and pudgalāstikāya.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀkāśāstikāya (आकाशास्तिकाय).—Name of a category with the Jainas; धर्माधर्माकाशास्तिकायास्ते (dharmādharmākāśāstikāyāste) Sarva. S.3.
Derivable forms: ākāśāstikāyaḥ (आकाशास्तिकायः).
Ākāśāstikāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and astikāya (अस्तिकाय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśāstikāya (आकाशास्तिकाय):—[from ā-kāśa > ā-kāś] m. the ontologic category of space, [Jaina literature]
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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 corpusĀkāśāstikāya (ಆಕಾಶಾಸ್ತಿಕಾಯ):—[noun] (Jain.) the sky; as one of the astikāyas.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Akasha, Astikaya, Kaya.
Full-text: Astikaya, Adharmastikaya, Jivastikaya, Dharmastikaya, Pudgalastikaya, Akasha.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On the sky < [Chapter 10]
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