Amararatna, Amara-ratna: 4 definitions
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Amararatna 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IAmararatna (अमररत्न) was the teacher of Lāvaṇyasamaya: the author of the “Khimarisi-Balibhadra-Yaśobhadrasūri-carita” (dealing with individual religious teachers in Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—It was composed in VS 1589 (1532 CE) in Ahmedabad by Lāvaṇyasamaya, one of the most prolific authors in late Apabhraṃśa / Old Gujarati (JgK 1, pp. 162-186; see cat. no. 337 for one of his other works). He was born in VS 1521 (1464 CE) and the date of his death is not clearly known. He was a member of the tapāgaccha, disciple of Amararatna, himself of Lakṣmīsagarasūri, himself of Somasundarasūri. His dated works were composed between VS 1543 and VS 1587. [...]
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmararatna (अमररत्न):—[=a-mara-ratna] [from a-mara > a-mamri] n. ‘jewel of the gods’, crystal (also amalaratna), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ratna, Amara.
Starts with: Amararatnama, Amararatnasuri.
Full-text: Amalaratna, Amalamani, Amala, Lavanyasamaya.
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