Jambucaritra, Jambūcaritra, Jambu-caritra: 2 definitions

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Jambucaritra means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Jambucharitra.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Jambūcaritra (जम्बूचरित्र) is the name of a Sanskrit Jain text whose manuscript contains 56 folios.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Jambūcaritra (जम्बूचरित्र) is another spelling for the Jambūcarita: a work by Padmasundarasūri dealing with Jain universal history such as the lives of early Jain teachers.—The Jambūcarita (in with an interlinear Gujarati commentary or Ṭabo) 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 style of the Jambūcarita is very close to the narrative prose of the canonical works. [...]

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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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