Jnatadharmakathangasutra, Jñātādharmakathāṅgasūtra, Jnatadharmakathanga-sutra: 1 definition
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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IJñātādharmakathāṅgasūtra (ज्ञाताधर्मकथाङ्गसूत्र) is the name of a work dealing with the Aṅga section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Jñātādharmakathāṅgasūtra 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.—This is a good instance of a complete and informative colophon. the sponsor of the copying was a lady, Khīmāī. [...] The recipient of the manuscript was Vinayarāja, a disciple of Hemaśīla the instigator of the manuscript production.
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: Sutra, Jnatadharmakathanga.
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