Prajnaptika, Prajñaptikā: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Prajñaptikā (प्रज्ञप्तिका) is the name of a vidyā, according to chapter 4.7 [sanatkumāra-cakrin-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“[...] Just then Candravega and Bhānuvega came with great armies, like the eastern and western oceans with great rivers. Then a noise arose from the throngs of Aśanivega’s soldiers, as he advanced, like that from Puṣkarāvartaka-clouds in the sky. Just then Sandhyāvali gave Āryaputra the vidyā Prajñaptikā”.

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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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