In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds

Antardhyāna (अन्तर्ध्यान) refers to “disguising as invisible” and represents one of the eleven types of extraordinary form-changing (vikriyā), which itself is a subclass of the eight ṛddhis (extraordinary powers). These powers can be obtained by the Ārya (civilized people) in order to produce worldly miracles. The Āryas represent one of the two classes of human beings according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 3.46, the other being Mleccha (barbarians).

What is meant by extraordinary power to disguise as invisible (antardhyāna-riddhi)? It is the extraordinary power by which one becomes invisible to others but he can see everything.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

antardhyāna (अंतर्ध्यान).—n (S) Profound and abstract meditation; the religious abstraction of devotees.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

antardhyāna (अंतर्ध्यान).—n Profound and abstract medita- tion; the religious abstraction of devotees.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antardhyāna (अन्तर्ध्यान).—n.

(-naṃ) Profound inward meditation. E. antar, and dhyāna meditation.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antardhyāna (अन्तर्ध्यान):—[=antar-dhyāna] n. profound inward meditation.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antardhyāna (अन्तर्ध्यान):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Profound inward meditation. E. antar and dhyāna.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antardhyāna (अन्तर्ध्यान):—[antar-dhyāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Profound inward meditation.

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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: Dhyana, Antar.

Full-text: Vikriya.

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