Jineshvarasuri, Jineśvarasūri, Jineshvara-suri: 1 definition

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The Sanskrit term Jineśvarasūri can be transliterated into English as Jinesvarasuri or Jineshvarasuri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

1) Jineśvarasūri (जिनेश्वरसूरि) refers to one of the 70 teachers mentioned in the Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī: a Sanskrit text listing the heads or pontiffs (sūri) of the Kharataragaccha, one of the most important Śvetāmbara monastic orders. The Kharatara-gaccha is especially rooted in Rajasthan. The text includes a narration of events in their lives (i.e., of Jineśvara-sūri), and can thus be called a Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī

2) Jineśvarasūri (जिनेश्वरसूरि) refers to one of the 70 teachers mentioned in the Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī: a Sanskrit text listing the heads or pontiffs (sūri) of the Kharataragaccha, one of the most important Śvetāmbara monastic orders. The Kharatara-gaccha is especially rooted in Rajasthan. The text includes a narration of events in their lives (i.e., of Jineśvara-sūri), and can thus be called a Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī

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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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