Gunanidhana, Guṇanidhāna, Guna-nidhana: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Gunanidhana means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)
Guṇanidhāna (गुणनिधान) or Guṇanidhānasūri is the name of a teacher belonging to the añcala-gaccha, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history), which 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.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
guṇanidhāna (गुणनिधान).—n (S) A treasury (or repository) of excellencies. Ex. jaganmātā gu0 || nyāhāḷōni pāhē pitṛvadana ||. For numerous similar compounds see guṇagrāma.
guṇanidhāna (गुणनिधान).—n A treasury of excellencies. Similarly guṇagrāma, guṇanidhī, guṇasāgara, guṇā- kara &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Guṇanidhāna (ಗುಣನಿಧಾನ):—[noun] = ಗುಣನಿಲಯ [gunanilaya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Guṇanidhāna (गुणनिधान):—adj. a virtuous person; a man of exemplary;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Sanskrit dictionary
Guṇanidhāna (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 功德藏 [gōng dé cáng]: “store of merit”.
Note: guṇanidhāna can be alternatively written as: guṇa-nidhāna.
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: Niddhana, Guna.
Starts with: Gunanidhanasuri.
Full-text: Gunanidhanasuri, Gunanidhan, Gong de cang, Niddhana.
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