Shantiharshaganin, Shantiharsha-gani, Śāntiharṣagaṇi, Shantiharshagani, Shantiharsha-ganin, Śāntiharṣagaṇin: 1 definition

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Shantiharshaganin means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

The Sanskrit terms Śāntiharṣagaṇi and Śāntiharṣagaṇin can be transliterated into English as Santiharsagani or Shantiharshagani or Santiharsaganin or Shantiharshaganin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Śāntiharṣagaṇi (शान्तिहर्षगणि) or Śāntiharṣa is the name of an ancient teacher in the lineage of Jinaharṣa: the author of various works (dealing with the Āvaśyaka section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—[...] Jinaharṣa (alias Jasarāja) belonged to the kharataragaccha. His lineage is: Guruvardhana—Somagaṇi—Śāntiharṣa, his direct teacher. He was an extremely prolific writer (several works in this catalogue; see author index) and wrote in the VS 1700s.

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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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