Tapagaccha, Tapāgaccha, Tapa-gaccha: 3 definitions
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Tapagaccha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Tapagachchha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda TherapeuticsTapāgaccha (तपागच्छ) is the name of an ancient city.—Harṣakīrti, the author of ‘Yoga-cintāmaṇi’ was the resident of Tapāgaccha, which was the place where teacher of Hastiruci i.e., Mahopādhyāya sage Hitaruci was residing. One verse of the text Yoga Cintāmaṇi of 17th century is similar with one verse of Vaidyavallabha.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection ITapāgaccha (तपागच्छ) or Tapāgacchapaṭṭāvalī is the name of a work dealing with Jain lineages history.—The Tapāgaccha-paṭṭāvalī (in Prakrit) 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.—This is the same work as Dharmasāgara’s Gurvāvalīsūtra, but without author’s name.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTapāgaccha (तपागच्छ):—[=tapā-gaccha] [from tap] m. the 6th Gaccha of the Śvetāmbara Jains (founded by Jagac-candra, A.D. 1229).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gaccha, Tapa.
Starts with: Tapagacchanayaka, Tapagacchapattavali.
Full-text (+81): Jagaccandra, Tapagacchapattavali, Devasundara, Devasundarasuri, Tapogaccha, Nagapuriya, Gajavijaya, Hitaruci, Harshakirti, Parshvacandra, Devendrasuri, Yogacintamani, Sumatisadhusuri, Shubhavijaya, Shantikushala, Sumatisadhu, Lavanyasamaya, Somasundara, Bhagavatisutrasajjhaya, Manavijaya.
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
12. Exact Date of Amarakirti < [Volume 1 (1945)]
1. References to the Caitragaccha in Inscriptions and Literature < [Volume 1 (1945)]
3. Date of Malayagirisuri < [Volume 1 (1945)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
3.10. The Neminatha temple at Kumbharia < [Chapter 4 - Structural temples of the Caulukyan period (942-1299 A.D.)]
Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
7. Sālambana-Dhyāna < [Chapter 5 - Other Modern Forms of Jaina Meditation]
Panchatantra: A reflex of Arthashastra (by M. N. Indrani)
Nitikatha-sahitya in Classical Sanskrit < [Chapter 1 - A survey of the Niti-Katha-Sahitya]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 19: Initiation of Sundarī < [Chapter IV]