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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Jīvarāśikṣamāpanā (जीवराशिक्षमापना) is the name of a work by Samayasundara dealing with the Āvaśyaka section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Jīvarāśi Kṣamāpanā 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 Jīvarāśi Kṣamāpanā (or Padmāvatī Ārādhanā) is originally a part of the Pratyekabuddhacaupaī by the same author, hence the final chapter colophon e trījī ḍhāla which is meaningful only within a larger work. this didactic poem, often published in popular editions, is part of the daily recitation performed by laypeople as atonement for wrong actions implying violence to living beings that could have been performed in daily life. The purpose is to ask forgiveness from all living beings. this manuscript and the official edition of Samayasundara’s works have 34-35 verses, but popular publications may have more (see also next entry).

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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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Partial matches: Kshamapana.

Full-text: Padamavati, Padmavatyaradhana, Samayasundara.

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