Udadhikumara, Udadhi-kumara, Udadhikumāra: 5 definitions
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General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismUdadhikumāra (उदधिकुमार) refers to a class of bhavanavāsin, which is a species of deva (gods), according to Jain cosmology. The bhavanavāsins or bhaumeyika gods (e.g. the Udadhis) have a princely appearance (kumāra) and live in palaces (bhavana) and the upper part of the uppermost hell (ratnaprabhā).
The udadhis have an associated caityavṛkṣa (sacred-tree) known as the Vetasa accoring to the Digambara and Palāśa according to Śvetāmbara. They are defined according to the cosmological texts, such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition, or the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)Udadhikumāra (उदधिकुमार) refers to “oceanic youths” and represents on of the ten classes of “residential celestial beings” (bhavanavāsin), itself a category of devas (celestial beings), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.10. What do Udadhikumāra do? The oceanic-youths celestial beings perform miraculous activities in the oceans.
Who are the lords amongst the ‘oceanic-youths’ (udadhikumāra) residential class of celestial beings? Jalakānta and Jalaprabha are the two lords in the Oceanic-youths residential celestial beings.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUdadhikumāra (उदधिकुमार):—[=uda-dhi-kumāra] [from uda-dhi > uda > und] m. [plural] a class of deities (belonging to the Bhavanādhīśas, [Jaina literature]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Udadhi, Kumara.
Full-text: Jalaprabha, Jalakanta, Bhavanavasin, Bhavanapati, Vetasa, Pratirupa.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.10 - The subclasses of the residential beings (bhavanavāsī-deva) < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Verse 4.6 - The two lords (indra) < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 11 - On the nāgakumāras < [Chapter 1]
Part 1 - On cells in the hells < [Chapter 5]
Chapter 8: Indras < [Book 3]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
29. The previous birth of Raksasa Taditkesa < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Divisions of time and description of the Golden Age < [Chapter II]
Part 4: Birth ceremonies of Ṛṣabha < [Chapter II]