Siddhantaruci, Siddhāntaruci, Siddhanta-ruci: 1 definition

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Alternative spellings of this word include Siddhantaruchi.

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Siddhāntaruci (सिद्धान्तरुचि) was the teacher of Sādhusomagaṇi is the author of a commentary on the Caritrapañcaka by Jinavallabhasūri (dealing with Jain universal history such as the Jinas and related figures), 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.—Sādhusomagaṇi belonged to the kharataragaccha, Jinabhadrasūri’s branch. He was the pupil of Siddhāntaruci (mentioned in the initial verse) and composed this work in VS 1519 (1462 CE).

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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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