Punyasaracaupai, Punyasara-caupai, Puṇyasāracaupaī: 1 definition
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Punyasaracaupai 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.
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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IPuṇyasāracaupaī (पुण्यसारचौपई) is the name of a work by Puṇyakīrti dealing with the lives of Jain teachers.—The Puṇyasāracaupaī (in Gujarati) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.— Puṇyasāra was the son of the businessman Purandara and his wife Puṇyaśrī. In his youth he was addicted to game. he easily married seven daughters of a merchant, but had difficulty gaining his eighth wife, a girl he had known in childhood who persistently refused him. [...] The author [Puṇyakīrti] states that he has drawn this story from the biography of the sixteenth Jina, Śāntinātha, where it is inserted, but with no indication about which specific Śāntināthacaritra. [...]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Caupai, Punyasara.
Full-text: Purandara, Punyashri, Punyasara, Harshapramoda, Mahimameru, Harshacandra, Punyakirti.
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