Samganyasa, Samga-nyasa, Saṃganyāsa, Saṅganyāsa, Sanga-nyasa, Sanganyasa: 1 definition

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

Saṃganyāsa (संगन्यास) refers to “abandonment of attachment”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Tolerance of anger and humility towards pride, moreover straightforwardness towards deception [and] abandonment of attachment [com.saṃganyāsa], these are the enemies of desire respectively. Yogis continually drive away desire and dislike through equanimity or through the state of non-attachment , and they drive away wrong faith through the application of right faith”.

Synonyms: Saṃgasaṃnyāsa.

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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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