Dharmaghoshasuri, Dharmaghoṣasūri, Dharmaghosha-suri: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Dharmaghoṣasūri can be transliterated into English as Dharmaghosasuri or Dharmaghoshasuri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

1) Dharmaghoṣasūri (धर्मघोषसूरि) is the author of the Lokanāladvātriṃśikā (dealing with the Cosmology of Jain Canonical literature), 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.—Although the name of Dharmaghoṣasūri appears nowhere in the work, or even in the manuscripts, the ascription seems to be certain. He was the 46th pontiff of the tapāgaccha, who died in VS 1357 and the learned author of several tracts or sophisticated hymns. The aim of the author, mentioned in the first and the last verses, is to enable the reader to have an exact knowledge about the world. This right knoweldge should work as a basis in order to limit one’s own wandering in the saṃsāra.

2) Dharmaghoṣasūri (धर्मघोषसूरि) is also the author of the Samavasaraṇastotra, which is similar in contents to the Dvādaśaparṣad.

3) Dharmaghoṣasūri (धर्मघोषसूरि) is also the author of the Jīyabhedabattīsī (dealing with the Karma section of Jain Canonical literature), 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.—The author, Dharmaghoṣasūri (died VS 1357 = 1300 CE), was the 46th pontiff of the tapāgaccha. When Devendrasūri, the famous author of the Karmagranthas in particular, died in VS 1327 (1261 CE) he was to be succeeded by Vidyānandasūri but the latter died thirteen days later. He was replaced by his own brother, also a monk, Dharmakīrti, who became the head of the group under the name Dharmaghoṣasūri. Dharmaghoṣa’s works are often marked at the beginning by these three names ([...]). Here only two of them appear. Apart from playing an important role in the development of Jain sacred places, such as Śatruñjaya, with the assistance of wealthy laymen such as pethaḍa and his son Dharmaghoṣasūri was a prolific author of learned and sophisticated works both in the area of doctrinal teachings and in the field of hymns.

4) Dharmaghoṣasūri (धर्मघोषसूरि) is the name of a teacher belonging to the añcala-gaccha, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history).

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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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