In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Kulaṅkara (कुलङ्कर) is the son of King Harimati from Gajapura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Muni Deśabhūṣaṇa narrated to Rāma: “[...] Candrodaya and Sūrodaya, sons of kings Prahlādana and Suprabha, wandered through existence for a long time. Candrodaya became the son, named Kulaṅkara, of King Harimati in Gajapura by his wife Candralekhā. [...] Kulaṅkara became king and, as he was going to the ascetics’ hermitage, was addressed by the monk Abhinandana who was clairvoyant. [...]”.

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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: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kulaṅkara (कुलङ्कर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kulakara.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kulaṃkara (ಕುಲಂಕರ):—[noun] (Jain.) any of the fourteen Manus, who are the progenitors of the mankind.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Kulakara, Harimati, Candralekha, Candrodaya, Ramana, Vinoda.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Kulankara, Kulamkara, Kulaṃkara, Kulaṅkara; (plurals include: Kulankaras, Kulamkaras, Kulaṃkaras, Kulaṅkaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 5: Bharata’s previous births < [Chapter VIII - The abandonment of Sītā]

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