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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra

Pūrvagata (पूर्वगत) refers to one of the five parts of Dṛṣṭivāda: one of the twelve limbs of the internal-corpus (aṅga-praviṣṭa). The Aṅgapraviṣṭa refers to one of the two types of scriptural knowledge (śruta), which refers to one of the five types of knowledge (jñāna). according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 1.20, “scriptural knowledge (śruta) preceded by sensory knowledge (mati) is of two, or of twelve (e.g., dṛṣṭivāda) or of many kinds”.

How many parts are there of Pūrvagata? It has fourteen parts namely: Utpādapūrva, Agrāyaṇiya, Vīryānupravāda, Āstināstipravāda, Jñānapravāda, Satyapravāda, Ātmapravāda, Karmapravāda, Pratyākhyānapūrva, Vidyānupravāda, Kalyāṇanāvāda, Prāṇāvāda, Kriyāviśālapūrva and Lokabindusāra.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pūrvagata (पूर्वगत).—[adjective] going & gone before.

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

1) Pūrvagata (पूर्वगत):—[=pūrva-gata] [from pūrva] mfn. gone before, [Śakuntalā]

2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a Jaina [work] belonging to the Dṛṣṭi-vāda.

[Sanskrit to German]

Purvagata in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pūrvagata (ಪೂರ್ವಗತ):—[adjective] gone or happened before.

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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: Purva, Gata.

Full-text: Purvamgama, Utpadapurva, Atmapravada, Kriyavishalapurva, Kalyananavada, Pranavada, Agrayaniya, Karmapravada, Pratyakhyanapurva, Vidyanupravada, Viryanupravada, Astinastipravada, Jnanapravada, Satyapravada, Lokabindusara, Drishtivada.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Purvagata, Pūrvagata, Purva-gata, Pūrva-gata; (plurals include: Purvagatas, Pūrvagatas, gatas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 1.20 - Scriptural knowledge (śrutajñāna) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]

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Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)

2. Jaina Scriptures (Agamas) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Jainism]

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