In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Mānatungasūri (मानतुन्गसूरि) refers to one of the 70 teachers mentioned in the Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī: a Sanskrit text listing the heads or pontiffs (sūri) of the Kharataragaccha, one of the most important Śvetāmbara monastic orders. The Kharatara-gaccha is especially rooted in Rajasthan. The text includes a narration of events in their lives (i.e., of Mānatunga-sūri), and can thus be called a Kharataragacchapaṭṭāvalī

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Mānatuṅgasūri (मानतुङ्गसूरि) is the author of the Pārśvanāthastotra (dealing with classical hymns and stotras from Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Pārśvanāthastotra is also known as Bhayaharastotra or Namiūṇastotra.—This hymn dedicated to Pārśvanātha is an extremely famous hymn commonly known as Bhayaharastotra or Namiūṇastotra which was composed by Mānatuṅgasūri. [...]

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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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Partial matches: Curi, Suri, Manatunga.

Full-text: Kharataragacchapattavali.

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