Jivavicara, Jīvavicāra, Jiva-vicara: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Jivavicara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Jivavichara.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IJīvavicāra (जीवविचार) or Jīvavicāraprakaraṇa is the name of a work by Śāntisūri dealing with the Karma section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Jīvavicāraprakaraṇa (with interlinear Gujarati commentary) 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.—Śāntisūri’s Jīvavicāra-prakaraṇa is one of the most popular Prakrit works on the subject of living beings, in particular on their taxonomy. It is a fundamental work in the monastic curriculum, has given birth to a wide range of commentaries in Sanskrit and Gujarati and has been published very often.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvavicāra (जीवविचार):—[=jīva-vicāra] [from jīva > jīv] m. ‘disquisition on life’, Name of a Jain work by Śānti-sūri (commented on by Bhāva-sundara, Meghanandana, and Īśvarācārya)
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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: Jiva, Vicara.
Starts with: Jivavicaraprakarana.
Full-text: Jivavicaraprakarana, Kshamakalyana.
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