Poor person: 1 definition
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Poor person means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Poor persons were commonly found in the city of Mathurā at some point in time in ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] On page 55.11 f., there is a description of poor home (aṇāha-maṇḍava) in the city of Mathurā. In its population there was a sprinkling of disabled persons: [e.g., Extereme poor (dīṇa)] [...]. The invaders of the orphan home exchange their views as to which sin may be washed at which holy place. [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Partial matches: Person, Poor, Pur.
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Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Domain 2 - Síla (morality) < [Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)]
Domain 1 - Dana (charity) < [Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.405 < [Section XLVIII - Laws relating to Civic Misdemeanours]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
5. Generosity and the virtue of meditation < [Part 14 - Generosity and the other virtues]
The story of the two brothers who got rid of their gold < [V. Recollection of abandonment (tyāgānusmṛti)]
II. Aspects of the immeasurables (apramāṇa) < [Class 3: The four immeasurables]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.81 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.14.12 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Verse 3.9.115 < [Chapter 9 - The Glories of Advaita]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.131 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.1.183-184 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 1.5.29 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]