Gautamapriccha, Gautamapṛcchā, Gautama-priccha: 3 definitions

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Gautamapriccha 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 Gautamapṛcchā can be transliterated into English as Gautamaprccha or Gautamapriccha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Gautamaprichchha.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Gautamapṛcchā (गौतमपृच्छा) is a narrative Prakrit text in 64 gāthās. The story is about the monk Indrabhūti Gautama, who asks the Tīrthaṅkara Mahāvīra questions about the consequences of action, places of rebirth and methods for being emancipated from karma.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gautamapriccha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gautamapṛcchā (गौतमपृच्छा):—[=gautama-pṛcchā] [from gautama] f. = got.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gautamapriccha 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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