Pragunin, Praguṇin, Praguni, Praguṇī: 7 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsPraguṇin (प्रगुणिन्) refers to “those who are correctly” [?] (practising the twelve reflections), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Certainly, O friend, these twelve reflections are the female friends of those whose good fortune is liberation [and] they are practised to procure their friendship by wise men who are absorbed in connection [with them]. When these [reflections] are correctly done (praguṇin-kṛtā—etāsu praguṇīkṛtāsu niyataṃ) constantly for the pleasure of the lords of Yogīs (i.e. the Jinas), a joyful woman in the form of liberation with a heart kindly disposed to love, is produced”.
Synonyms: Vaśin.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraguṇin (प्रगुणिन्).—i. e. pra-guṇa + in, adj. Honest, friendly(?), Mahābhārata 12, 1052.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraguṇin (प्रगुणिन्):—[=pra-guṇin] [from pra-guṇa] mfn. smooth or even id est. friendly towards ([locative case]), [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraguṇī (प्रगुणी):—[=pra-guṇī] [from pra-guṇa] in [compound] for guṇa.
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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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Full-text: Pragunikarana, Pragunibhu, Pragunikri, Gunin, Pragunikrita, Gunikrita.
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