In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Amaranāyaka (अमरनायक) refers to the “chief of the gods”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Who has not been [your] relative? Which  living beings have not been your enemies, you who is mercilessly immersed in the mud of the miserable and unfathomable cycle of rebirth? Here [in the cycle of rebirth] a king becomes an insect and an insect becomes the chief of the gods (amaranāyaka). An embodied soul might wander about, tricked by [their] karma without being able to help it”.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Amara-nāyaka.—(EI 16; SITI; ASLV), a retainer chief enjoying amara, i. e. land or its revenue, for military service to be rendered to his master. Note: amara-nāyaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Amaranāyaka (ಅಮರನಾಯಕ):—[noun] = ಅಮರಗಾರ [amaragara].

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Amaranāyaka (ಅಮರನಾಯಕ):—

1) [noun] the leader of the gods.

2) [noun] Indra, the king of gods.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Nayaka, Amara.

Starts with: Amaranayakam, Amaranayakatana.

Full-text: Amara, Amara-magani, Nayankara, Amaranayakam, Nayaka.

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