Ratnashekharasuri, Ratnaśekharasūri, Ratnashekhara-suri: 1 definition

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Ratnashekharasuri 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 Ratnaśekharasūri can be transliterated into English as Ratnasekharasuri or Ratnashekharasuri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

1) Ratnaśekharasūri (रत्नशेखरसूरि) is the author of the Laghukṣetrasamāsa (dealing with the Cosmology of Jain Canonical literature), which 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.

2) Ratnaśekharasūri (रत्नशेखरसूरि) was the teacher of Somacandra: the author of the Kathāmahodadhi (narrating stories from Jain literature).—The Kathāmahodadhi represents a repository of 157 stories was composed by Somacandra, pupil of Ratnaśekharasūri of the tapāgaccha, in VS 1504. [...] The Kathāmahodadhi, as explained by the author, is based on another work, the Karpūraprakara (both available in the printed edition). [...]

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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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