The Sanskrit term Upaśamaka can be transliterated into English as Upasamaka or Upashamaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 9: Influx of karmas

Upaśamaka (उपशमक).—Which living beings are referred by upaśamaka (subsidence oriented)? Here the word upaśamaka refers to the practitser in the 8th to 10th stage of spiritual purification (guṇasthāna) that use subsidence method to attain their spiritual purification and achieve subsidence of the 21 tendencies of conduct-deluding karmas.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upaśamaka (उपशमक).—a. Appeasing, pacifying, affording repose, making patient.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upaśāmaka (उपशामक):—[=upa-śāmaka] [from upa-śam] mfn. calming, quieting, affording repose, making patient, [Lalita-vistara]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Upaśamaka (उपशमक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Uvasāmaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upashamaka in German

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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: Samaka, Upa.

Full-text: Uvasamaga, Sukshmasamparaya, Anivrittibadara, Upashantamoha, Aviratisamyagdrishti.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Appendix 1.3: The Fourteen Guṇasthānas < [Appendices]

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 1.8 - Further means of ascertaining knowledge (of seven categories) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]

Verse 9.45 - The nature of nirjarā (dissociation of karmas) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]

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