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Renouncing means something in the history of ancient India. 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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Renouncing (the world) (in a state of detachment) represents a scene of human life commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings, in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Persons renouncing the world in a state of detachment.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+60): Parityagin, Tyajana, Sannyasin, Tilanjali, Parityaga, Atyagin, Vyapasarga, Varjaka, Vyutsarga, Vedasannyasa, Pajahanta, Tyagamga, Okanjaha, Arthasamnyasin, Nyasin, Asamtyaga, Visarjayitri, Tyagin, Vishnubhakta, Varjana.
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Search found 143 books and stories containing Renouncing; (plurals include: Renouncings). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 34 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 33 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 35 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.4 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Verse 18.49 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Verse 5.2 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
5.2. Bondage of Soul in Jainism < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.111 < [Section XIII - The Brāhmaṇa in Times of Distress]
Verse 6.86 < [Section VIII - The Renouncer of the Veda (vedasaṃnyāsika)]
Verse 2.167 < [Section XXVIII - Course and Method of Study]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
4. Third dhyāna < [Part 3 - Definition of the various dhyānas and samāpattis]
Notes on the renouncement of intoxicating drinks < [Section I.5 - Abstention from liquor]
Part 3 - Definition of the various dhyānas and samāpattis < [Chapter XXVIII - The Virtue of Meditation (dhyāna)]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1: Final ruling < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1]
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1: Origin story < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1]
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1: Definitions < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1]
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