Dharmasimha, Dharmasiṃha: 5 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraDharmasiṃha (धर्मसिंह) is the name of an ancient king from Saumanasa, according to chapter 4.5 [dharmanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“[...] On the thirteenth day of the bright half of Māgha, in the constellation Puṣpa, in the afternoon, the Lord [i.e., Dharmanātha] became a mendicant with a thousand kings, with a two-day fast. On the next day in the house of Dharmasiṃha in Saumanasa, the Lord broke his fast with rice-pudding. The five divine things, the rain of treasure, etc, took place there and Dharmasiṃha made a jeweled platform where the Master had stood. Indifferent to his own body, unstumbling like the wind, the Teacher of the World set out from that place to wander over the earth”.
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: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDharmasiṃha (धर्मसिंह) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Pārvaṭīnātha: Sāhityaratnākara alaṃk. Oudh. V, 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmasiṃha (धर्मसिंह):—[=dharma-siṃha] [from dharma > dhara] m. ‘lion of virtue’, Name of a man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dharma, Simha, Tarma.
Full-text: Parvatinatha, Dharmasudhi, Sahityaratnakara.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Dharmanātha’s initiation < [Chapter V - Śrī Dharmanāthacaritra]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 8 - Later Lineages (vii): Sangs rgyas ras pa < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Chapter 5 - Account of the Adamantine Bridge (rdo rje zam pa) < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]