Dasharnabhadra, Daśārṇabhadra, Dasharna-bhadra: 1 definition
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Dasharnabhadra 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.
The Sanskrit term Daśārṇabhadra can be transliterated into English as Dasarnabhadra or Dasharnabhadra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IDaśārṇabhadra (दशार्णभद्र) is the name of an ancient king, according to the Daśārṇabhadrarṣisajjhāya by Lālavijaya (dealing with the lives of Jain teachers), which 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.—Accordingly, “One day Mahāvīra came to the city of Daśārṇabhadra for the samavasaraṇa. Daśārṇabhadra, who was very proud (abhimāna) of his power, thought he would worship the Jina with much more pomp than anyone else. God Śakra, who wanted to humble him, came mounted on Airāvaṇa, provided the elephant with eight tusks, produced eight ponds on each of the tusks, on each of the ponds eight lotuses, on each of the lotuses eight leaves and on each of the leaves the thirty-two varieties of dramatic shows (here on 2r). The king then gave up pride in his prosperity and adopted religious conduct. [...]”.
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: Dasharna, Bhadra.
Starts with: Dasharnabhadrarshi, Dasharnabhadrarshisajjhaya.
Full-text: Dasharnabhadrarshisajjhaya, Dasharnabhadrarshi, Lalavijaya.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
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