The Sanskrit term Cakṣurdarśanāvaraṇīya can be transliterated into English as Caksurdarsanavaraniya or Cakshurdarshanavaraniya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chakshus-darshanavaraniya.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmas

Cakṣurdarśanāvaraṇīya (चक्षुर्दर्शनावरणीय) refers to “ocular perception-obscuring” and is another name for Cakṣurdarśana, or “ocular perception” which represents one of the nine divisions of Darśanāvaraṇa, or “knowledge obscuring (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. Cakṣurdarśanāvaraṇīya can also be spelled as Cakṣudarśanāvaraṇīya.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Cakshur, Darshanavaraniya, Cakshus.

Ends with: Acakshurdarshanavaraniya.

Full-text: Cakshudarshanavaraniya, Cakshurdarshana, Cakshudarshana.

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