The Sanskrit term Staṃbhanikapārśvanātha can be transliterated into English as Stambhanikaparsvanatha or Stambhanikaparshvanatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Staṃbhanikapārśvanātha (स्तंभनिकपार्श्वनाथ) or Staṃbhanikapārśvanāthastuti is the name of a work by Abhayadeva dealing with classical hymns and stotras from Jain literature.—The Staṃbhanikapārśvanātha-stuti (in Prakrit with interlinear Rajasthani commentary) 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 title as given in this manuscript emphasizes the local connection of the pārśva image with Thaṃbhaṇa, mod. Cambay (Khambhat) in Gujarat. In some parts the post-positions are Gujarati, Hindi and Rajasthani and testify to the hybridity of the language of the comm. This commentary follows closely the Sanskrit commentary described in the preceding entry.

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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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Partial matches: Parshvanatha, Stambhanika.

Starts with: Stambhanikaparshvanathastuti.

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