In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Aspects of Jaina Art and Architecture

Pustakarma (पुस्तकर्म) (Sanskrit; in Prakrit: Potthakamma) refers to “images made of stucco-work”.—Images of Tīrthaṃkaras were made of stones, metals, wood, clay, precious gems, jewels or semi-precious stones. Speaking about sthāpāna or installation of a symbol for a Guru during his absence, the Jaina canonical text Anuyogadvāra-sūtra says that it may be made of wood, stucco-work (pustakarma / potthakamma), painting, plaster, flower-work or knitting, or prepared by wrapped cloth or stuffed cast, repousse or beaten metal work.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pustakarman (पुस्तकर्मन्).—n. plastering, painting.

Pustakarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pusta and karman (कर्मन्).

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

Pustakarman (पुस्तकर्मन्):—[=pusta-karman] [from pusta] n. plastering, painting, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Pustakarman (पुस्तकर्मन्):—[pusta-karman] (rmma) 5. n. Plaistering; painting; binding.

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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

Pustakarma (ಪುಸ್ತಕರ್ಮ):—[noun] = ಪುಸ್ತ - [pusta -] 1.

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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.

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Partial matches: Karma, Pusta.

Full-text: Pusta.

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