Arbudacalacaityaparipati, Arbudācalacaityaparipāṭī, Arbudacala-caityaparipati: 1 definition

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Arbudacalacaityaparipati means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Arbudachalachaityaparipati.

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General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Arbudācalacaityaparipāṭī (अर्बुदाचलचैत्यपरिपाटी) is the name of a work by Somadevasūri dealing with Sacred places in Jain literature.—The Arbudācalacaityaparipāṭī (in Gujarati) 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.—The Arbudācalacaityaparipāṭī represents a praise of the holiness of Abu as a Jain sacred place even called an avatāra of Śatruṃjaya to which it is equal (vs. 49), well deserves the designation caityaparipāṭī ‘temple tour’ given in the colophon as, in agreement with this micro-genre, it deals in turn with the various Jain temples found at Abu. [...] The present manuscript was copied only 26 years after the date of composition. no information about the identity of the monk who copied 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.

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