Pumveda, Puṃveda, Pum-veda: 4 definitions
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Pumveda 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Jaina YogaPuṃveda (पुंवेद) or Purūṣaveda refers to “male sex urge” and represents a subclass of the interal (abhyantara) division of parigraha (attachment) and is related to the Aparigraha-vrata (vow of non-attachment). Amṛtacandra (in his Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya 116), Somadeva, and Āśādhara among the Digambaras and Siddhasena Gaṇin (in his commentary on the Tattvārtha-sūtra 7.24) among the Śvetāmbaras mention fourteen varieties of abhyantara-parigraha (for example, puṃ-veda).
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmasPuṃveda (पुंवेद) refers to “hankering after men” and represents one of the nine types of the Akaṣāya (“quasi passions”) classification of of Cāritramohanīya “conduct deluding (karmas)” according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. Cāritramohanīya refers to one of the two main classifications of Mohanīya, or “deluding (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha). What is meant by hankering after men (puṃveda) karmas? The karmas rise of which causes feeling of being with men are called hankering after men karmas.
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: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Puṃveda (पुंवेद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Puṃveya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuṃvēda (ಪುಂವೇದ):—[noun] (jain.) the karma, that makes an individual male soul to have a strong longing for the union with a woman.
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: Pum, Veda, Veta.
Full-text: Pumveya, Purushaveda, Abhyantara-parigraha, Akashaya, Caritramohaniya.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Tattva 1: Jīva (soul) < [Appendix 1.4: The nine tattvas]
Appendix 1.2: types of karma < [Appendices]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 8.9 - The subdivisions of deluding karma (mohanīya) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Verse 9.1 - Definition of saṃvara (stoppage of karmas) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]