In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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

Pañcāṇuvratā (पञ्चाणुव्रता) refers to the “five minor vows”, according to the Yogaśāstra verse 2.1.—Accordingly, “As far as a householder is concerned, the roots of orthodoxy are the five minor vows (pañcāṇuvratā), the three virtuous [vows] (guṇavrata), [and] the four educational vows (śikṣāvrata). [These twelve vows progressively bring him closer to the life of a mendicant]”.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṃcāṇuvrata (ಪಂಚಾಣುವ್ರತ):—[noun] (pl.) the five observances that a householder has to observe an abstaining from hurting living beings, truthfulness, abstaining from stealing, sexual abstinence, and abstaining from receiving anything from others.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vrata.

Full-text: Dharmasamgraha.

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