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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Trigupta (त्रिगुप्त) is the name of an ancient flying ascetic, 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, “Rāma fearlessly entered the extraordinary Daṇḍakāraṇya and made his dwelling in a cave-house in a large mountain in it and remained as comfortable as in his own house. One day two flying ascetics, Trigupta and Sugupta, came through the air at dinnertime. They approached to break their fast, after fasting for two months, and the three—Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa—paid homage to them devotedly. [...]”.

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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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Trigupta (त्रिगुप्त).—name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 34.

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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.

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Partial matches: Tri, Gupta.

Ends with: Kartrigupta, Matrigupta.

Full-text: Sugupta.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Trigupta, Tri-gupta; (plurals include: Triguptas, guptas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 9: Story of Jaṭāyus < [Chapter V - The kidnapping of Sītā]

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