Dashavaikalika, Daśavaikālika: 5 definitions

Introduction
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Dashavaikalika means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Daśavaikālika can be transliterated into English as Dasavaikalika or Dashavaikalika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra

Daśavaikālika (दशवैकालिक) refers to one of the fourteen limbs of the external-corpus (aṅga-bāhya). The Aṅgabāhya refers to one of the two types of scriptural knowledge (śruta), which refers to one of the five types of knowledge (jñāna). according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 1.20, “scriptural knowledge (śruta) preceded by sensory knowledge (mati) is of two, or of twelve or of many kinds (e.g., daśavaikālika)”.

Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Daśavaikālika (दशवैकालिक) or Daśavaikālikasūtra is the 2nd Mūlasūtra of the Śvetāmbara canon. The Sūtra is ascribed to the monk Śayambhava (or Sijjaṃbhava in its Prakrit form). The last four stanzas are originally taken from the Daśavaikālikaniryukti. This concise treatise deals with the correct ascetic behaviour; it consists of ten chapters (ajjhayaṇa) and the two cūlikās.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Daśavaikālika (दशवैकालिक) or Daśavaikālikasūtra is the name of a work dealing with the Mūlasūtra section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Daśavaikālikasūtra (with interlinear commentary in 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.

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daśavaikālika (दशवैकालिक):—[=daśa-vaikālika] [from daśa] n. Name of a Jain text, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan v, 85.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dashavaikalika in German

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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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