Gotamasvamin, Gotama svami, Gotama-svami, Gotama-svamin, Gotamasvāmī, Gotamasvāmin: 4 definitions
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Gotamasvamin 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IGotamasvāmin (गोतमस्वामिन्) or Gotamasvāmigīta is the name of a work by Samayasundara dealing with early teachers, Gods or Goddesses.—The Gotamasvāmi-gīta (in Gujarati) 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 name of Indrabhūti Gautama’s father is normally Vasubhūti. This ms. has graphic and phonetic peculiarities. praise of Mahāvīra’s first direct disciple, of his religiosity and his immense knowledge.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotamasvāmin (गोतमस्वामिन्):—[=go-tama-svāmin] [from go-tama > go] m. Mahā-vīra’s pupil Gotama
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Svamin, Gotama.
Starts with: Gotamasvamigita.
Full-text: Gotamasvamigita, Gautamasvamin.
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