Sarvasundara, Sarva-sundara: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Sarvasundara (सर्वसुन्दर) refers to one of the seven sons of Dhāraṇī and king Śrīnandana from Prabhāpura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Now seven sons were born in succession to Dhāraṇī, wife of Śrīnandana, lord of Prabhāpura: [e.g., Sarvasundara, ...]. One day Śrīnandana established his son who was a month old on the throne and with his sons became a mendicant under the teacher Prītikara. [...]”.

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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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