Mayadvara, Māyādvāra, Maya-dvara: 2 definitions
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Mayadvara means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the gates of Pulatthipura. Cv.lxxiii.162.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IMāyādvāra (मायाद्वार) refers to one of the sections of the Sindūraprakara by Somaprabhācārya (classified as gnomic 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 Sindūraprakara is an anthology of 100 Sanskrit stanzas on different topics connected with Jainism. [...] Some of its stanzas are quoted in the Kumārapālapratibodha. The following sections are marked in the manuscript, but not regularly numbered: [e.g., māyādvāra—māyādvāraṃ (9v1); [...]
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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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 100 - Destruction of Dakṣa’s sacrifice (continued) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 24 - Incarnations of Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 19 - The origin of Vīrabhadra < [Section 7.1 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (1)]