Skandakacarya, Skandakācārya, Skandaka-acarya: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Skandakacharya.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSkandakācārya (स्कन्दकाचार्य) or Skandaka is the son of Dhāriṇī and king Jitaśatru from Śrāvastī, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping 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, as sage Sugupta narrated to Rāma: “Formerly there was a city, Kumbhakārakaṭa, and its king, Daṇḍaka. At that time in Śrāvastī there was King Jitaśatru; his wife was Dhāriṇī, and their son was Skandaka [i.e., Skandakācārya]. They had a daughter, Purandarayaśas, and Daṇḍaka, the lord of Kumbhakārakaṭa, married her. [...]”.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
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