Bhavanadhipa, Bhavanādhipa, Bhavana-adhipa: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Bhavanādhipa (भवनाधिप) or Bhavanapati refers to a group of deities situated in the Ratnaprabhā-earth in the “lower world” (adhaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

The Bhavanādhipas are as follows:

  1. the Asuras with a crest-jewel cihna;
  2. the Nāgas with a snake-hood cihna;
  3. the Vidyuts with a thunderbolt as cihna;
  4. the Suparṇas with a garuḍa as cihna;
  5. the Vahnis with the jar-cihna;
  6. the Vāyus with the horse-cihna;
  7. the Stanitas with the vardhamāna-aṅka;
  8. the Udadhis with the makara-aṅka;
  9. the Dvīpas with the lion-lāñchana;
  10. the Dikkumāras with the elephant-lāñchana.
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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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