Mahamastakabhisheka, Mahāmastakābhiṣeka: 1 definition
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Mahamastakabhisheka means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Mahāmastakābhiṣeka can be transliterated into English as Mahamastakabhiseka or Mahamastakabhisheka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Scribd: Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at ElloraMahāmastakābhiṣeka (महामस्तकाभिषेक).—Four times a year, during special festivals, a mahāmastakābhiṣeka is performed for the colossal Pārśvanātha. A steel platform is arranged around the relief in order to provide access to the top of the image. During this ritual act, a variety of fluids, including colored water and water infused with sandalwood paste, are poured over the image.
One of these mahāmastakābhiṣekas coincides with a major festival held at Ellora that occurs approximately twenty days before Diwali. During this time, members of the local Jain community often link the modern temple to Ellora’s ninth and tenth-century caves by constructing an overland path out of whitewashed boulders.
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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