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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Ibhavāhana (इभवाहन) refers to one of an ancient king from Nāgapura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Now in the city Nāgapura lived King Ibhavāhana and his wife? Cūḍāmaṇi, and daughter, Manoramā. When she had reached rising youth, Vajrabāhu married her with a great festival, like the moon marrying Rohiṇī. He took Manoramā and started for his city with his wife’s brother, Udayasundara, accompanying him from devotion. [...]”.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ibhavāhana (ಇಭವಾಹನ):—[noun] Indra, the lord of gods, whose vehicle is an elephant.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Ibha, Vahana.

Full-text: Cudamani, Udayasundara, Manorama.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 3: Story of Kīrtidhara and Sukośala < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]

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