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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Sahasrārakalpa (सहस्रारकल्प) is synonymous for Sahasrāra, referring to a heavenly abode (kalpa) inhabited by Kalpopapanna gods, according to Jain cosmological texts in both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara tradition. The Kalpopapannas (‘those born in the heavens’) represent a sub-species of the Vaimānika gods, which in turn represents the fourth main classification of devas (gods). In the Sahasrāra-kalpa, instead of bodily coition, a more and more refined sort of sexual satisfaction takes its place. The associated leśyā is white. There are ten such kalpas being ruled over by sixty-four Indras (heavenly kings).

In Jain iconography, the associated animal symbol of the Sahasrārakalpa is a elephant (prakrit: gaya, sanskrit: gaja). These animals are depicted in a cosmological text of the Śvetāmbara tradition known as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna (“jewel of the compilation”), also known as the Trailokyadīpikā (“illumination of the triple world”), written by Śrīcandra in the 12th century.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sahasrārakalpa (ಸಹಸ್ರಾರಕಲ್ಪ):—[noun] = ಸಹಸ್ರಾರ [sahasrara]2 - 3.

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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: Kalpa, Sahasrara.

Full-text: Sahasrara, Shatara, Upapada.

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 4.29 - Lifetime in the first two Kalpa among the heavenly beings < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]

Verse 4.8 - Pleasures of the deva beyond the Aiśāna kalpa < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]

Verse 4.22 - Thought-colouration of the fourth class of Deva < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]

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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)

Part 12 - On celestial positions < [Chapter 2]

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