Samadatta, Samādatta, Shamadatta: 3 definitions

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Samadatta means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Samādatta (समादत्त) refers to “grasping” (objects), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This [self], which is master of the three worlds, omniscient [and] possessed of infinite power, does not recognise itself and has deviated from its own true nature. Tarnished by awful stains arising from eternity, it grasps (samādatta) objects according to its own desire which are very different from itself”.

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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

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Samādatta (समादत्त).—ppp. (= prec. and Pali, also [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], samā- dinna; compare the following items, and especially samādāya, samādiyati), adopted, taken on oneself, of a moral or religious course; active in force: pañca śiṣyāpada- (q.v.)- samādattā Lalitavistara 71.14, having adopted the five moral precepts, of Māyā; nāgarājā…upavāsaṃ °tto Mahāvastu ii.178.1, and mama…upavāsaṃ °ttasya 6, having undertaken a fast.

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

1) Śāmadatta (शामदत्त):—[=śāma-datta] [from śāma] m. (with paṇḍita) Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]

2) Samādatta (समादत्त):—[=sam-ādatta] [from samā-dā] mfn. taken away, taken hold of. seized, received, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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.

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