Shodhyatva, Śodhyatva, Shodhya-tva: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śodhyatva can be transliterated into English as Sodhyatva or Shodhyatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsŚodhyatva (शोध्यत्व) [=āśodhyatva?] refers to “cleansing” (of the body), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the state in which there is to be cleansing entirely (sarvathāśodhyatvam) of the body (śarīrasya)]—If, by chance, this body is cleaned by the waters of the ocean then, being cleaned, in an instant it contaminates even those [waters] also. If this body were not covered with skin, then who would be able to protect [it] from flies, worms and crows?”.
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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