Hitashikshaprabuddharasa, Hitaśikṣāprabuddharāsa, Hitashikshaprabuddha-rasa: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Hitaśikṣāprabuddharāsa can be transliterated into English as Hitasiksaprabuddharasa or Hitashikshaprabuddharasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Hitaśikṣāprabuddharāsa (हितशिक्षाप्रबुद्धरास) is another name for the Buddharāsa (dealing with the Ethics section of Jain Canonical literature), 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.—The Buddharāsa is a general didactic work, also known under the title Hitaśikṣāprabuddharāsa, meant for the layman and containing prescriptions on how he should behave.

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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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