Siddhacala, Siddhācala, Siddha-acala: 3 definitions

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Siddhacala 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Siddhachala.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Siddhācala (सिद्धाचल) or Siddhācalastavana is the name of a work by Rājasamudra (alias Jinarājasūri) dealing with Sacred places in Jain literature.—The Siddhācalastavana (in Gujarati) 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.—The Siddhācalastavana deals with the fruits of pilgrimage to Śatrunjaya.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Siddhacala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Siddhācala (सिद्धाचल):—[from siddha > sidh] m. ‘mountain of the Blest’, Name of a mountain, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]

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Siddhacala in German

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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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