Friend: 3 definitions
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Friend means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity, 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.
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Friend refers to one the “thirty-two astrological lots” (sahamas), as discussed in the fourth chapter of the Karmaprakāśa—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.—The so-called lots (Sanskrit: sahamas; Arabic: sahm, translating κλῆρος) are derived by measuring the longitudinal distance between two predefined points in a horoscope (typically two planets) and projecting it from a third point (typically the ascendant degree). Of these 32 lots [e.g., Friends], all but two are present in what has become the most widespread list of Tājika sahamas, compiled some three centuries later by Nīlakaṇṭha and comprising 50 items.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Powerful Friends cannot stop the soul going at the moment of death, as discussed in Bhūdhardās’s composition dealing with the twelve reflections (bhāvanā or anuprekṣā), also found in the Tattvārtha-sūtra.—Accordingly, “[all things are impermanent]—King, prince or emperor, an elephant’s mahout: everyone dies someday each at his own time. (1) [there is no shelter] Powerful friends, a goddess or a god, mother, father, family: they can do nothing to stop the soul going at the moment of death. (2) [cycle of rebirth] So poor you cannot meet the cost, you suffer. You are entranced by the desire for wealth. Nowhere in saṃsāra will you find happiness no matter where you look in the world. (3) [...]”.
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 (+0): The, The, Friend, Te.
Starts with (+0): Friendly tree.
Full-text (+5554): Mitra, Shakhi, Suhrid, Maitra, Bandhu, Shaka, Anilasakha, Bandhava, Vayasya, Uddhava, Maitreya, Sauhrida, Ari, Janya, Sugriva, Mitrayu, Mitramitra, Saciva, Priyasakha, Kalyanamitra.
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Search found 664 books and stories containing Friend, Friends, The friend; (plurals include: Friends, Friendses, The friends). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Friends’ Ambulance Unit in the First World War < [Volume 9, Issue 5 (2018)]
Metamorphoses of Friendship: Jacques Derrida and Saint Augustine < [Volume 15, Issue 1 (2024)]
The Maternité Anglaise < [Volume 12, Issue 4 (2021)]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 9 - Agreement for the Acquisition of a Friend or Gold < [Book 7 - The End of the Six-fold Policy]
Chapter 18 - The Conduct of a Madhyama King, a Neutral King, and of a Circle of States < [Book 7 - The End of the Six-fold Policy]
Chapter 13 - Considerations about an Enemy in the Rear < [Book 7 - The End of the Six-fold Policy]
Shukra Niti by Shukracharya (by Benoy Kumar Sarkar)
Chapter 4.1 - Characteristics of Friends
Chapter 3 - General rules of Morality
The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle (by William David Ross)
Chapter 6. Various relations between the three kinds < [Book VIII. Friendship]
Chapter 10. The limit to the number of friends < [Book IX. Friendship]
Chapter 3. Occasions of breaking off friendship < [Book IX. Friendship]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 61 - The Margosa Tree < [Part II (c) - Stories of the Durayas]
Story 97 - Concerning Two Friends < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Story 179 - The Deer and its Friends < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)