Mulabimba, Mula-bimba, Mūlabimba: 2 definitions
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Mulabimba 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismMūlabimba (मूलबिम्ब) refers to the “main statue in the choir of a temple”.
Source: Google Books: Carving DevotionMūlabimba (मूलबिम्ब) refers to the “principal image within the shrine chamber”.—Out of the twenty-three individual Jain excavations at Ellora, eighteen exhibit a main shrine that is located in the center of the rear wall of the temple. Carved inside the shrine is a rock-cut Jina that serves as the main image for devotion. [...] While other Jina images within the hall, including those in subsidiary shrines, can also be considered important images for worship, the enshrined image in the back of the hall is given greater emphasis in devotional practice. According to medieval Jain śrāvakācāras (manuals of lay conduct), pūjā should be performed first to the mūlabimba, or principal image within the shrine chamber.—[Cf. R. Williams (1983, 224)].
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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Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
12. Description of Nityotsava-vidhi (festival rites) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
28. Pratishtha and Nityotsa-vidhi of Saptamatris < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Parama Samhita (English translation) (by Krishnaswami Aiyangar)