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Funeral pyre means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Funeral pyres (of wood and grass) were commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of human life) in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Coffins being borne by their relatives and the body being cremated on the funeral pyres of wood and grass; bemoaning relatives seated round and setting fire to it.
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Full-text (+126): Agnipravesha, Cita, Mastibilu, Mastigudi, Setting fire, Samanvaruh, Masatikallu, Masati, Mahasati, Theranambandhamalaka, Dhuma, Citadhuma, Mritaharin, Gandhamutthiya, Mritahara, Cakakamanam, Utan-kattaieru, Citattanam, Gandhapujaka, Ravavattisala.
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