Dadaji, Dada-ji, Dādājī: 1 definition
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Dadaji 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IDādājī (दादाजी) or Dādājīstavana is the name of a work by Lābha-udaya dealing with individual religious teachers in Jain literature.—The Dādājī-stavana (in Prakrit/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.—Dādā ‘grandfather’ is the name given by kharataragaccha followers to four of their past teachers “who are singled out because of their roles as defenders and reformers of Jainism, and as miracle workers and creators of new Jains”. [...]
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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Starts with: Dadajistavana.
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Shiva Chhatrapati: an estimate < [December 1943]