Parshvanathastavana, Pārśvanāthastavana, Parshvanatha-stavana: 1 definition

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Parshvanathastavana 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.

The Sanskrit term Pārśvanāthastavana can be transliterated into English as Parsvanathastavana or Parshvanathastavana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

1) Pārśvanāthastavana (पार्श्वनाथस्तवन) is the name of a work by Sādhusundara-vācaka dealing with Pārśva in Jain literature.—The Pārśvanāthastavana (in Sanskrit, with auto-commentary) is 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.—This hymn is called mahāyamaka in the internal colophons. Indeed its five stanzas in toṭaka metre (four pādas made only of sa-gaṇas, i.e. two short syllables followed by one long; see for instance Hemacandra, chandonuśāsana 2.162) are all made of the same syllables producing different meanings when properly decoded (which is not an easy task). The commentary is essential to distinguish the word-associations, and to unfold, for instance, the fact that pārśvanātha is paid homage to at the beginning! Such a poem is in the tradition of Samayasundara’s Aṣṭalakṣī (VS 1646) [...]

2) Pārśvanāthastavana (पार्श्वनाथस्तवन) is also the name of a work by various other authors: For example: Kanakamūrti, Khema, Rāma Muni, Jagarūpa, Jaitasī, Kesaravimala, Ṛṣi Varasiṃha.

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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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