Pratishthasara, Pratiṣṭhāsāra, Pratishtha-sara: 3 definitions

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Pratishthasara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Pratiṣṭhāsāra can be transliterated into English as Pratisthasara or Pratishthasara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

Pratiṣṭhāsāra (प्रतिष्ठासार) is the name of a work written by Vasunandi, who flourished in 536. See Bhandarkar’s Report published by the Jaina Svatantra Bhāṇdāra, Pavapuri.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pratiṣṭhāsāra (प्रतिष्ठासार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] by Rāmacandra. B. 3, 106. Quoted in Śāntimayūkha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratiṣṭhāsāra (प्रतिष्ठासार):—[=prati-ṣṭhā-sāra] m. Name of [work]

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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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