Taptamashaka, Taptamāṣaka, Tapta-mashaka: 1 definition

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Taptamashaka means something in 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.

The Sanskrit term Taptamāṣaka can be transliterated into English as Taptamasaka or Taptamashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Taptamāṣaka (तप्तमाषक) refers to a kind of oath, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 163, l. 6]—‘Taptamāsaka’ is a kind of oath (? ordeal) as stated in the commentary. ‘Tapta’ means heated and ‘Māṣaka’ a particular weight (Gujarati: māso, one twelfth of a tolā), here a piece of gold of this weight. In History of Dharmaśāstria (Vol. III) this ordeal is mentioned on p. 374 and explained on pp 374-375.

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