In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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

Malinatā (मलिनता) refers to the “impurity” (of the body), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he demonstrates (darśayati) the impurity (malinatāṃ) of the body (śarīrasya)]—And one washes a lump of earth with water again and again, even a hundred times, then the water obtains dirt [and] it may share dirtiness with the body. If, by chance, this body is cleaned by the waters of the ocean then, being cleaned, in an instant it contaminates even those [waters] also”.

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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

Malinatā (मलिनता).—

1) Dirtiness, filthiness.

2) Sinfulness, wickedness, depravity, corruption.

See also (synonyms): malinatva.

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

1) Malinatā (मलिनता):—[=malina-tā] [from malina > mala] f. dirtiness, impurity, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] moral imp°, blackness, moral bl°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Malinata in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Malina, Ta.

Full-text: Malinatva, Malina.

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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)

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