The Sanskrit term Hemaśīla can be transliterated into English as Hemasila or Hemashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Hemaśīla (हेमशील) or Hemaśīlagaṇi is the name of an ancient teacher belonging to the añcalagaccha.—[...] Khīmāī’s religious behaviour and piety are described in literary terms. She acted at the instigation of a monk, whose lineage and sectarian affiliation are mentioned: Hemaśīlagaṇi, disciple of Cāritraśīlagaṇi, himself disciple of Kīrtimerusūri. They all belonged to the añcalagaccha. This group is headed by a single Ācārya. But his name is not mentioned here. [...] The recipient of the Jñātādharmakathāṅgasūtra manuscript was Vinayarāja, a disciple of Hemaśīla the instigator of the manuscript production. Hemaśīla occurs at the end of a work composed by one of his other pupils, Vijayaśīla, in VS 1641, along with Dharmamūrtisūri (Jain gurjar Kavio 2, p. 190).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shila, Hema, Cila.

Starts with: Hemashilagani.

Full-text: Vinayaraja, Vijayashila, Jnatadharmakathanga, Jnatadharmakathangasutra, Jnatridharmakathangasutra, Jnatridharmakathanga.

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