The Sanskrit term Riṣṭasamuccaya can be transliterated into English as Ristasamuccaya or Rishtasamuccaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Rishtasamuchchaya.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Prakrit Bharati Academy: Death with Equanimity

Riṣṭasamuccaya (रिष्टसमुच्चय) is the name of a work devoted to the study of death signs authored by Ācārya Durgadeva (i.e., Durgadevācārya) (circa 11th century AD).—The Riṣṭasamuccaya mentions three types of death-signs (riṣṭa), namely 1. Piṇḍastha Riṣṭa or the bodily death–signs such as sudden deformity, fixed gaze, etc, which predict imminent death. 2. Padastha Riṣṭa or environmental death–signs such as shooting stars, wailing of dogs, etc, which can predict death two to three years in advance and 3. Rūpastha Riṣṭa or visual or virtual death–signs such as visions, dreams, seeing the shadow–man etc, which can predict death a couple of days to a couple of years in advance.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Riṣṭasamuccaya (रिष्टसमुच्चय) (or Riṣṭasamuccayaśāstra) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Durgādeva. P. 16.

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

Riṣṭasamuccaya (रिष्टसमुच्चय) [=riṣṭa-samuccaya-śāstra] [from riṣṭa > riṣ] n. Name of [work]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Rishta, Samuccaya.

Starts with: Rishtasamuccayashastra.

Full-text: Rishtasamuccayashastra, Durgadevacarya, Rishta, Durgadeva, Pindastha, Padastha, Rupastha.

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