Shridama, Śrīdāmā, Shri-dama: 1 definition

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In Jainism
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Shridama 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 term Śrīdāmā can be transliterated into English as Sridama or Shridama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Śrīdāmā (श्रीदामा) was given to Rāma by king Ratnaratha from Ratnapura, 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, “[...] Nārada made a picture of the girl on canvas, showed it to Lakṣmaṇa, and related his own acts fully. Lakṣmaṇa fell in love at sight of her picture at once and went there with Rāma, surrounded by Rakṣases and Vidyādharas. Quickly conquered by Saumitri, Ratnaratha gave the maiden Śrīdāmā to Rāma and Manoramā to Lakṣmaṇa. [...]”.

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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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