In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Maitrya (मैत्र्य) refers to “friendship”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Certainly, O friend, these twelve reflections are the female friends of those whose good fortune is liberation [and] they are practised to procure their friendship (maitrya) by wise men who are absorbed in connection [with them]. When these [reflections] are correctly done constantly for the pleasure of the lords of Yogīs (i.e. the Jinas), a joyful woman in the form of liberation with a heart kindly disposed to love, is produced”.

Synonyms: Maitrī.

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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

Maitrya (मैत्र्य).—Friendship, alliance; आहुः साप्तपदं मैत्र्यं जनाः शास्त्रविचक्षणाः (āhuḥ sāptapadaṃ maitryaṃ janāḥ śāstravicakṣaṇāḥ) Pt.

Derivable forms: maitryam (मैत्र्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Maitryā (मैत्र्या) or Maitrā.—(Sanskrit maitrī, and maitrya, nt.; our stem seems to be a rare blend of more than one of these), love, benevolence: maitryāya (instr.) sphāritvā Mahāvastu i.314.1 (prose; compare maitryā sphāritvā 313.17); tasmāt te sadṛśo nāsti maitryāya (obl.; loc., or instr.?) Mahāvastu iii.346.15 (verse; same line with maitrāya i.175.3).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maitrya (मैत्र्य).—nf. (-tryaṃ-trī) Friendship. E. mitra friend, ṣyañ aff. of property, fem. aff. ṅīṣ, and the semi-vowel of the aff. rejected.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maitrya (मैत्र्य).—i. e. mitra + ya (cf. mittra), n., and f. trī, Friendship, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 70 (n.); 243, 13, and 248, 2 (f.).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maitrya (मैत्र्य).—[neuter] friendship.

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

Maitrya (मैत्र्य):—[from maitra] n. friendship, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Maitrya (मैत्र्य):—[(tryaṃ-tryī)] 1. n. 3. f. Friendship.

[Sanskrit to German]

Maitrya in German

context information

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

Maitrya (ಮೈತ್ರ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಮೈತ್ರಿ [maitri].

context information

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)

Starts with: Maitryabhimukha, Maitryalambana.

Full-text: Maitra, Maitryabhimukha, Saptapada, Vistarin, Maitri, Hridi, Spharati, Spharate, Yayin, Sphurati, Sphuta, Dha.

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 4.24 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]

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The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)

Chapter 1 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

Text 8 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]

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