Hiranyasuvarna, Hiraṇyasuvarṇa, Hiranya-suvarna: 2 definitions
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraHiraṇyasuvarṇa (हिरण्यसुवर्ण) is another name for Hiraṇyasvarṇa, which refers to “wrought and unwrought gold”, according to chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Note: It is impossible to tell whether Hemacandra uses hiraṇya in the earlier sense of ‘unwrought’ gold or in the later of ‘wrought’ gold. The commentator to Ācārāṅgasūtra II.2.1.11 explains it as ‘unwrought.’ Hoernle also favors this for Uvāsagadasāo I.17, n. 22, Malayagiri (Āvaśyakasūtra p. 192) explains hiraṇya as ‘wrought’ and suvarṇa as ‘unwrought’.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 7: The Five VowsHiraṇyasuvarṇa (हिरण्यसुवर्ण) refers to “silver and gold” and Hiraṇyasuvarṇa-pramāṇātikrama refers to “exceed the limits set by ownself with regards to silver and gold”, representing one of the five transgressions (aticara) of the “minor vow of non-possession” (aparigraha-aṇuvrata) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 28.—What is meant by silver (hiraṇya)? It means silver. What is meant by gold (suvarṇa)? It means gold. What is meant by exceeding the limits of silver and gold (hiraṇyasuvarṇa-pramāṇātikrama)? It means to exceed the limits (by weight or value) of having gold and silver.
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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Partial matches: Hiranya, Suvarna.
Full-text: Svarna-adaya, Aparigrahanuvrata, Achadayati, Hiranyasvarna, Ettaka, Aparigrahavrata.
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