Ratanagurusijjhaya, Ratanagurusijjhāya, Ratanaguru-sijjhaya: 1 definition
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Ratanagurusijjhaya 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 IRatanagurusijjhāya (रतनगुरुसिज्झाय) is the name of a work dealing with individual religious teachers in Jain literature.—The Ratanagurusijjhāya (in Rajasthani) 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.—The song is mainly an eulogy to his ascetic abilities and the restraint (saṃjama) he observed fully when, at the age of 16, he was asked to marry. Like Nemi, he refused the proposal and opted for religious life. The dialogue between him and his mother who explained the hardships of religious life in order to dissuade him, referring to legendary examples, is the main focus of the text. The final sentence dasamī ḍhāla udhāra suggests that this work is extracted from a larger one.
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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