Darshanavarana, Darśanāvaraṇa, Darshana-avarana: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Darśanāvaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Darsanavarana or Darshanavarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmasDarśanāvaraṇa (दर्शनावरण) or Darśanāvaraṇīya refers to “perception obscuring (karmas)” and 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.—Accordingly, “what is meant by obscuring (āvaraṇa)? It means to put a veil or cover or to hide. The cover used to hide is called āvaraṇa. What is meant by perception obscuring karma (darśanāvaraṇa)? The karma which obscures or covers the perception attribute of the soul is called perception obscuring karma”.
The nine types of perception obscuring karmas (darśanāvaraṇa) are:
- ocular perception (cakṣur-darśana),
- non-ocular perception (acakṣus-darśana),
- clairvoyant perception (avadhi-darśana),
- perfect perception (kevala-darśana),
- sleep (nidrā),
- deep-sleep (nidrānidrā),
- drowsiness (sleep in sitting posture) (pracalā),
- heavy drowsiness (pracalāpracalā),
- somnambulism/sleep walking (committing cruel deeds while asleep) (styānagṛddhi or styānarddhi).
Perception (darśana) is of four types. Why nine types of perception obscuring karmas are mentioned here? It is true that perception is of four types only. But we have perception first and then knowledge manifestation. The remaining five i.e. sleep etc do not let one perceive and hence do not let manifestation of knowledge take place. Therefore these five types of sleep have been included here also.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDarśanāvaraṇa (दर्शनावरण):—[from darśana > darśa] n. obscuration of one’s (philosophical) views, Jain ([Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha iii, 195 ff.])
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Darshana, Avarana.
Ends with: Acakshudarshanavarana, Acakshurdarshanavarana, Achakshudarshanavarana, Achakshurdarshanavarana, Avadhidarshanavarana, Cakshudarshanavarana, Cakshurdarshanavarana, Chakshudarshanavarana, Chakshur-darshanavarana, Kevaladarshanavarana.
Full-text (+6): Darshanavaraniya, Cakshudarshana, Cakshurdarshana, Kevaladarshana, Avadhidarshana, Acakshudarshana, Acakshurdarshana, Kevaladarshanavarana, Avadhidarshanavarana, Jnanavarana, Cakshurdarshanavaraniya, Cakshudarshanavaraniya, Cakshudarshanavarana, Cakshurdarshanavarana, Acakshurdarshanavaraniya, Acakshurdarshanavarana, Acakshudarshanavarana, Acakshudarshanavaraniya, Pracala, Styanagriddhi.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 8.7 - The nine kinds of perception-covering karma (darśanāvaraṇa) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Verse 8.14 - The maximum duration of the first three types of karmas < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Verse 8.4 - The eight kinds of nature-bondage (prakṛtibandha) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
2. Jaina Scriptures (Agamas) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Jainism]
2.3. Types of Karma < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]
The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha (by E. B. Cowell)