Pratinarayana, Pratinārāyaṇa, Prati-narayana: 2 definitions
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Pratinarayana 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: WikiPedia: JainismPratinārāyaṇa (प्रतिनारायण) (or Prativāsudeva, Prativiṣṇu) refers to the nine antagonistic counterparts of the nine Vāsudevas, mentioned in both Śvetāmbara and Digambara literature.—In every half time cycle, there are 9 sets of Balabhadras (gentle heroes), Vasudevas (violent heroes) and Prativāsudevas (anti-heroes). Unlike in the Hindu Puranas, the names Balabhadra and Narayana are not restricted to Balarama and Krishna in Jain Puranas. Instead they serve as names of two distinct classes of mighty half brothers, who appear nine times in each half of the time cycles of the Jain cosmology and jointly rule half the earth as half-chakravarti. Ultimately Pratinaryana is killed by Narayana for his unrighteousness and immorality.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratinārāyaṇa (ಪ್ರತಿನಾರಾಯಣ):—[noun] (jain.) a man who vies with Nārāyaṇa, the hero of any of jaina epics.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prati, Narayana.
Full-text: Shalakapurusha, Prativasudeva, Prativishnu, Vasudeva, Narayana, Pratyardhacakrin, Vishnu, Garudadhvaja, Ardhacakradhara, Ardhacakrin, Sharngapani, Sharngabhrit, Hari, Sharngin.
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