Alternative spellings of this word include Kalakacharya.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: The epoch of the Mahavira-nirvana

Early Jain scholars have preserved an interesting historical story named “Kalakacharya -katha naka” in their works. This story tells us the background of the rise of Vikramaditya in 719-718 BCE. In the Jain tradition, there were three Kalakacharyas. Kalakacharya I lived around Mahavira-nirvana Samvat 376 (813-812 BCE) and authored commentaries on “Nigodas” . Kalakacharya II lived during the reign of king Gardabhilla (736-723 BCE) whereas Kalakacharya III flourished around Mahavira-nirvana samvat 993 (196-195 BCE). The famous “K alakacharya-Katha naka” is the real story of Kalakacharya II.

Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Kālakācārya (कालकाचार्य) is the name of a Jain monk whose story is contained in the Kālakācāryakathā.—It is one of the most famous legends and one of the most frequently illustrated Jain Śvetāmbara works. [...] The story is eventful and also shows how the Jain teacher took the help of a foreign king, the Sāhi, to restore the dharma and how he could use his magic abilities for this purpose. It is known from several different versions in Prakrit and Sanskrit.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kālakācārya (कालकाचार्य).—Name of a Jaina teacher and astronomer.

Derivable forms: kālakācāryaḥ (कालकाचार्यः).

Kālakācārya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kālaka and ācārya (आचार्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kālakācārya (कालकाचार्य):—[from kālaka > kāla] m. Name of a Jaina teacher and astronomer.

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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: Kalaka, Acarya.

Starts with: Kalakacaryakatha.

Ends with: Vankalakacarya.

Full-text: Kalikarya, Catakadesha, Gardabhividya, Kalasamhita.

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