Shasanadevata, Śāsanadevatā, Shasana-devata: 4 definitions
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Shasanadevata 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.
The Sanskrit term Śāsanadevatā can be transliterated into English as Sasanadevata or Shasanadevata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyŚāsanadevatā (शासनदेवता) refers a group of deities commonly seen attending upon Tīrthaṃkaras, also known as the Yakṣa and Yakṣiṇī.—“A Yakṣa is a devotee of the Tīrthaṃkaras”, so defines a Jaina liturgical text. According to the Jaina belief, Indra appoints one Yakṣa and Yakṣī to serve, as attendants of each Tīrthaṃkara. The Yakṣa would be on his right side and Yakṣiṇī on his left. Thus, they also came to be called Śāsana-devatā or attendant spirits. According to Hemacandra, a Yakṣa originates from the particular religious spirit of a Jina. Hence, we can take, in all strong probability, that the Yakṣa was the leader of the disciples and Yakṣiṇī was the first female convert.
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IŚāsanadevatā (शासनदेवता) refers to the “protector of the teaching”, according to the Padmāvatīcaupaī by Jinaprabhasūri (dealing with early teachers, Gods or Goddesses), which is 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.—Padmāvatī is praised with a devotional tone for her beauty, the powers bestowed to those who gain her favour and the fear these powers may provoke in others. This is done with reference to her bījākṣara in a ‘Tantric’ way. She helps to conquer all kinds of enemies and malevolent beings or other deified figures. She is the protector of the teaching (śāsanadevatā) of the twenty-third Jina, Pārśvanātha, a Jina very often addressed by Jinaprabhasūri. in addition, Padmāvatī had a direct link with the author’s life.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāsanadevatā (शासनदेवता):—[=śāsana-devatā] [from śāsana > śās] f. (with Jainas) the female messenger of an Arhat, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
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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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Partial matches: Shasana, Devata.
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Appendix 1 - The Position of Yakṣas and Yakṣiṇīs in Jainism
Śāsanadevīs or Yakṣiṇīs from Ancient Bengal < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Single depiction of Ṛṣabhanātha sculptures < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 16: Ananta’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities) < [Chapter IV - Anantanāthacaritra]
Part 15: Sambhava’s messenger-deities (śāsanadevatās) < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Part 11: Śītala’s messenger-deities (śāsanadevatās) < [Chapter VIII - Śītalanāthacaritra]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)