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Suvarṇapratara (सुवर्णप्रतर) is another name for suvarṇapatra (“gold-leaf”).—Certainly the earlier commentators took suvaṇṇapayara to equal suvarṇapratara and to mean suvarṇapatra, “gold-leaf”. In addition to previous references, see Rājendra, sub suvaṇṇapayaraga, where the same explanation is given with ref. to Jīv., sūtra 125 and commentary on it on p. 181. Hāribhadrīyāvaśyakavṛttiṭippaṇaka p. 14a, glosses ‘suvarṇṇapratara-maṇḍitam’ as ‘hemavicchittibhir vibhūṣitam’ Vicchitti (PH and Rājendra, s.v.) seems to mean “pattern, design”. Kalpasūtra (Kiraṇāvalī commentary) 44, p. 56a (in another connection) defines kaṇagapayara as ‘kanakapratara’ and further as ‘suvarṇapatra’, but adds that others interpret it as ‘kanakaprakara’.

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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: Pratara, Suvarna.

Full-text: Suvarnapatra, Suvannapayara, Kanagapayara, Kanakapratara.

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