Jayananda, Jayānanda, Jaya-ananda: 10 definitions
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Jayananda means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Jayānanda (जयानन्द).—A Jain grammarian of the fourteenth century who wrote a commentary named उद्धार (uddhāra) on the लिङ्गानुशासन (liṅgānuśāsana) of Hemacandra
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Jayānanda (जयानन्द) refers to one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. According to the lunar symbolism of the Kulakaulinīmata, these these sixteen teachers are the rays of the moon. This specific list of Sixxteen Siddhas [e.g., Jayānanda] is found in the Kumārikākhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra.
Jayānanda is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). Bhojadeva is further associated with the following: (1) Pūjā or worship-name: Vīra or Mitra; (2) Divine counterpart: Kauleśa; (3) Location in the body: Left shoulder (alternatively, Ear or Bones); (4) Lineage: The lineage of the eldest (parānvaya); (5) Teacher: Gaganānanda.
2) Jayānanda (जयानन्द) is the “worship name” of Virāja—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Virāja is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His Prapūjya or “worship name” is Jayānanda. This Pūjā name is the one by which the Siddhas are worshipped.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Jayānanda is the name of a mahāsiddha, of which eighty-four in total are recognized in Vajrayāna (tantric buddhism). His title is “the crow master”. He lived somewhere between the 8th and the 12th century AD.
These mahāsiddhas (e.g., Jayānanda) are defined according to the Abhayadatta Sri (possibly Abhayākaragupta) tradition. Its textual origin traces to the 11th century caturāsiti-siddha-pravṛtti, or “the lives of the eighty-four siddhas”, of which only Tibetan translations remains. Jayānanda (and other Mahāsiddhas) are the ancient propounders of the textual tradition of tantric or Vajrayana Buddhism.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Jayānanda (जयानन्द) refers to one of the sons of Sugrīva and Tārā (daughter of Vidyādhara-lord Jvalanaśikha), according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [Rāvaṇa’s expedition of conquest] 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 Jyotiḥpura on Mount Vaitāḍhya there was a Vidyādhara-lord, Jvalanaśikha. He had a beautiful queen, Śrīmatī, and by her a bright-eyed daughter, Tārā. One day Sāhasagati, the son of Cakrāṅka, a Vidyādhara-king, saw her and was immediately wounded by love. Sāhasagati asked Jvalana for her through agents and also Sugrīva, king of the Vānaras (asked for her). For many seek a jewel. [...] Two sons, strong as elephants, Aṅgada and Jayānanda, were born to Sugrīva dallying with Tārā. [...]”.
Jayānanda (जयानन्द) or Jayānandasūri is the name of a teacher mentioned in the Bṛhadgaccha-gurvāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history) (in Sanskrit/Prakrit/Gujarati), 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 information provided by the Bṛhadgacchagurvāvalī for the teachers [e.g., Jayānanda-sūri] includes their literary achievements, reference to installation of images, and, the case arising, their feats in debates with non-Jains. [...]
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.
India history and geography
Jayānanda (जयानन्द) is another name for Jayānanta: one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) of the Sahajayāna school, according to sources such as the Varṇaratnākara of Jyotirīśvara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).—The Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahāsiddhas [e.g., Jayānanta] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Jayānanda (जयानन्द) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Muhūrtadīpa jy. B. 4, 176.
2) Jayānanda (जयानन्द):—son of Medhākara: Janmapaddhati.
Jayānanda (जयानन्द):—[from jaya] m. Name of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī vii]
Jayānanda (जयानन्द):—(jaya + ānanda) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Rājataraṅgiṇī 7, 271. 275. 322. 365. 368. 537. 543. 547. 924.]
Jayānanda (जयानन्द):—und vāra m. Nomen proprium zweier Männer.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ananda, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya.
Starts with: Jayananda suri, Jayanandanatha, Jayanandavara.
Full-text (+5): Jayananda suri, Jayanandavara, Jayanandanatha, Medhakara, Muhurtadipa, Janmapaddhati, Bone, Samjnanasamhita, Virasamhita, Vijayasamhita, Vijitasamhita, Vimalasamhita, Jnanasamhita, Kaulesha, Ear, Eighty-four siddhas, Paranvaya, Left shoulder, Vira, Jayananta.
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