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Asking means something in the history of ancient India. 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.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Asking (for food) (by beggars) represents a scene of human life commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings, in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] An old man surrounded by his family; a beggar asking for food; a mendicant clothed in tattered garments.
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.
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Full-text (+397): Yacana, Priccha, Yacna, Margana, Abhishasti, Yacamana, Pricchana, Bhikshana, Samprashna, Abhayayacana, Adhyeshana, Pracchana, Yacin, Magi, Anujnaishana, Vararthin, Khamapana, Magani, Anujnaprarthana, Jijnasa.
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Vinaya Pitaka (2): Bhikkhuni-vibhanga (the analysis of Nun’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
The story of making a prohibition without asking < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]
Ordination procedure < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]
Verdict by former madness < [14. Settlements (Samatha)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 10.2: Samantaraśmi greets the Buddha Śākyamuni < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
3. Generosity and the virtue of patience < [Part 14 - Generosity and the other virtues]
Story of the patience of Kṣāntirṣi < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.211 < [Section XXIX - Description of the Expiatory Penances]
Verse 4.248 < [Section XIX - Accepting of Gifts]
Verse 3.109 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
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