Samyakcaritra, Samyakcāritra, Saṃyakcāritra, Samyanc-caritra: 6 definitions
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Samyakcaritra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samyakcharitra.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSaṃyakcaritra (संयक्चरित्र) or simply Caritra refers to “right-conduct”, as mentioned in chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as mentioned in Ṛṣabha’s sermon:—
“[...] mokṣa is attained by those who practice unceasingly the brilliant triad of knowledge, faith, and conduct. The abandonment of all censurable activities will lead to right-conduct (cāritra), known by its five divisions, the vow of non-injury, etc. Non-injury, truthfulness, honesty, chastity, and poverty, with five supporting clauses each, lead to mokṣa”.
Right-conduct (saṃyakcaritra) is five-fold:
- non-injury (ahiṃsa),
- truthfulness (sūnṛta),
- honesty (asteya),
- chastity [brahmācarya?].
- poverty (aparigraha).
Samyakcaritra (सम्यक्चरित्र, “right conduct”).—What is meant by right conduct? Right conduct is to give up all activities which result in the transmigration of soul and bondage of karmas with the soul.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsSamyakcāritra (सम्यक्चारित्र) refers to “right faith”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “And having duly found the path consisting of the Three Jewels [com.—consisting of right knowledge, right faith and right conduct (samyagjñānadarśanacāritrātmakaṃ)], some whose minds are entirely stupefied by the poison of excessive wrong faith, give up. Some person destroys himself, someone is destroyed by those who have destroyed [themselves] and someone is diverted from the path [to liberation] by the teachings of fierce heretics”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamyakcāritra (सम्यक्चारित्र):—[=samyak-cāritra] [from samyak > samy-añc] n. (with Jainas) r° conduct (See ratna-traya).
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSamyakcaritra (ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಚರಿತ್ರ):—[noun] behaviour, conduct or manners, that is in conformity with accepted standards; propriety.
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Samyakcāritra (ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಚಾರಿತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಚರಿತ್ರ [samyakcaritra].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Samyanc, Caritra.
Starts with: Samyakcaritram.
Full-text: Ratnatraya, Samkakchilate, Samkakchila, Triratna, Samyakcaritram, Samyagdarshana.
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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
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