Loka-mudhata, Loka-mūḍhata: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Jaina YogaLoka-mūḍhata (लोक-मूढत) refers to one of the three divisions of mūḍhatā or “foolish ideas”, relating to the divinity, to the teacher and to worldly life.—As such worldly foolishness (loka-mūḍhata) Samantabhadra, in his Ratna-Karaṇḍa-śrāvakācāra (with commentary of Prabhācandra) instances the bathing in rivers or in the ocean, the making of heaps of stones or sand, the throwing oneself from a precipice, and the entering into fire. Equally senseless are such customs as the use of the pañca-gavya and the adoration of trees, stones, gems, and other material objects (see Hemacandra’s Yogaśāstra verse 4.102).
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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