The Sanskrit term Āliṅgipuṣkara can be transliterated into English as Alingipuskara or Alingipushkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Āliṅgipuṣkara (आलिङ्गिपुष्कर) is another name for Āliṅgimṛdaṅga (kind of drum), according to chapter 2.2 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly: “Hari instructs an Ābhiyogika named Pālaka, ‘Make a car to go to the Master’. [...] In three directions it had three flights of stairs like long waves of cascades flowing down a large mountain. In front of the flights of steps were jeweled arches, sisters, as it were, of the beauty of a whole row of rainbows. Its middle part was level and smooth like the face of an āliṅgipuṣkara, like a mirror, like a lampstand. [...]”.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pushkara, Alingi.

Full-text: Dipakamalli.

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