Dashashravakagita, Daśaśrāvakagīta, Dashashravaka-gita: 1 definition

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Dashashravakagita 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 Daśaśrāvakagīta can be transliterated into English as Dasasravakagita or Dashashravakagita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Daśaśrāvakagīta (दशश्रावकगीत) is the name of a poem composed by Jaitasī: the author of the Dasagīta (dealing with the Mūlasūtra section of Jain Canonical literature) (in Gujarati), 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.—Beside the Dasagīta (“ten songs”), the author (Jaitasī) also composed a similar work on the appendices (cūlikā) of the Daśavaikālikasūtra and a poem called Daśaśrāvakagīta based on the seventh aṅga, the Upāsakadaśāṃga. this shows his interest in keeping alive the canonical scriptures through change of media, both form and language, for new audiences. the

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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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