Muktagiri, Muktāgiri, Mukta-giri: 1 definition

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Muktagiri 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.

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Source: Jainworld: Jain History

Muktāgiri (मुक्तागिरि).—According to the Prākrit Nirvāna Kāṇḍa and the Sanskrit Nirvāṇa Bhakti, Muktāgiri is Sidha Kshetra or Nirvāna-Kshetra because three and half Koṭi Munis attained liberation. Its ancient name was Meṇḍhāgiri. It is mentioned by the later medieval Digambara writers including Jñānasāgara, Sumatisagara and others. There are about fifty-two Jinālayas. Most of them belonged from V.S. 1545 to V.S. 1950.3

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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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