Paramparagata, Paramparāgata, Param-paragata: 5 definitions

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Paramparagata means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: archive.org: Bhagavati Sutra

Paramparāgata (परम्परागत) refers to “one who has outlived the tradition of coming and going”, according to the Bhagavatīsūtra , book 8 chapter 5.—Accordingly, “[...] [Question].—Bhante! Does a monk who has restrained the cycles of coming and going,...till who has completed his work, acquire again, on death, the existence and other conditions of human life? [Answer].—Gautama! A monk who has restrained the cycles,...till, on death, docs not acquire the existence and other conditions of human life. [Question].—Bhante! How is he to be called? [Answer].—Gautama! He may be called Siddha, he may be called Buddha, he may be called pāragata, he may be called paramparāgata; he may be called siddha, buddha, mukta, nibṛtta [i.e., parinirvṛta], anta-kṛta and sarva-dukkha-prahīṇa”.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paramparāgata (परंपरागत) [or परंपरायात, paramparāyāta].—a (S) Descended or come in regular succession.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

paramparāgata (परंपरागत) [or paramparāyāta, or परंपरायात].—a Descended or come in regular succession.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paraṃparāgata (ಪರಂಪರಾಗತ):—[adjective] of, handed down by or conforming to, tradition; traditional; conventional.

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Paraṃparāgata (ಪರಂಪರಾಗತ):—[noun] the act of several things coming one after another in order or sequence; succession.

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

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Nepali dictionary

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Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Paramparāgata (परम्परागत):—adj. traditional;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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