The Sanskrit term Aṣṭāhnika can be transliterated into English as Astahnika or Ashtahnika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: JAINpedia: Festivals

Aṣṭāhnika (अष्टाह्निक).—A festival often listed in such works is Aṣṭāhnika, which runs from the eighth day to the day of the full moon in the months of Kārttika, Phālguna and Āṣāḍha. “This act of worship is a surrogate for the adoration of the Jina images by the gods in the temples of the Nandīśvara-dvīpa, which is inaccessible to mortals”.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Aṣṭāhnika (अष्टाह्निक) or Aṣṭāhnikamahotsava is the name of a work dealing with Festivals in Jain literature.—The Aṣṭāhnika-mahotsava (in Rajasthani/Hindi) 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 text combines prescriptions for the good layman during the eight days of paryushan with narratives in fluid prose proceeding by juxtapositions (phera = mod. hindi phir ‘and then’…). First comes a story emphasizing the importance of non-violence: ([...]). This theme goes on and includes the treatment of eating after sunset. [...]

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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

Aṣṭa-ahnika or Aṣṭa-ahnikā.—(EI 8, 33), Jain festival held in the months of Phālguna, Āṣāḍha and Kārttika; also called aṣṭ- āhnika-parvan; same as aṭṭhāi-mahotsava. See the Halsi plates of Kadamba Ravivarman (c. 490-538 A. D.) in Ind. Ant., Vol. VI, pp. 25-26. Cf The Successors of the Sātavāhanas, p. 271; Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIII, p. 47 and note; cf. p. xvi. Note: aṣṭa-ahnika 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

Aṣṭāhnika (ಅಷ್ಟಾಹ್ನಿಕ):—[noun] (Jain.) a particular service offered to Jina, the spiritual teacher between the eighth and 15th day of a lunar month.

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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: Ashta, Ahnika.

Starts with: Ashtahnikamahotsava.

Ends with: Paryushanashtahnika.

Full-text: Ashta-ahika, Ratikara, Atthai-mahotsava.

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