Punyashri, Puṇyaśrī, Punya-shri: 1 definition
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Punyashri 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.
The Sanskrit term Puṇyaśrī can be transliterated into English as Punyasri or Punyashri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IPuṇyaśrī (पुण्यश्री) is the wife of Purandara, according to the Puṇyasāracaupaī by Puṇyakīrti dealing with the lives of Jain teachers.—The Puṇyasāra-caupaī (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.—Accordingly, “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. [...]”.
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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Starts with: Punyashrigarbha, Punyashrika.
Full-text: Punyashrigarbha, Purandara, Punyasara, Punyasaracaupai.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
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