Parshvacandra, Pārśvacandra: 3 definitions

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Parshvacandra means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Pārśvacandra can be transliterated into English as Parsvacandra or Parshvacandra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Parshvachandra.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Pārśvacandra (पार्श्वचन्द्र) is the author of various manuscripts (dealing with Jain Canonical literature), 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.—Pārśvacandrasūriis the author of: Sādhuvandanā, and “Caturviṃśatidaṃḍaka pratyeka Ṣaḍviṃśatidvāra-garbbhitaṃ Vīrastavana”, Cāritramanorathamālā.

Pārśvacandra-sūri (born VS 1537, died VS 1612) was a prolific writer, commentator and reader of canonical works, was the pupil of Sādhuratna and belonged to the bṛhat-tapāgaccha. Pārśvacandra-sūri founded the pāsacandīyagaccha or nāgapurīya-tapāgaccha. he was a prolific writer in Gujarati, and played an important role in transmitting knowledge of the Śvetāmbara canonical tradition through commentary writing in Gujarati (Bālāvabodhas).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pārśvacandra (पार्श्वचन्द्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Praśnavyākaraṇasūtrāṇi, a Prākṛt grammar. Bik. 272.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pārśvacandra (पार्श्वचन्द्र):—[=pārśva-candra] [from pārśva > pārśava] m. Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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