Vacanatishaya, Vacanātiśaya, Vacana-atishaya: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Vacanātiśaya can be transliterated into English as Vacanatisaya or Vacanatishaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vachanatishaya.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriVacanātiśaya (वचनातिशय) (also known as Vāgatiśaya) refers to one of the four Mūlātiśayas or “fundamental excellences” of Mahāvīra, as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 1, ll 10-11.]—The first four adjectives in this verse viz. (1) vinirjitarāga, (2) sarvajña, (3) tridaśanāthakṛtapūja and (4) sadbhūtavastuvādī resepctively connote four mūlātiśayas (fundamental excellences) of Mahāvīra. The four mūlātiśayas are: (1) apāyāpagamātiśaya; (2) jñānātiśaya (3) pūjātiśaya; (4) vacanātiśaya also known as vāgatiśaya.—For details see “The Jaina Religion and Literature (Vol II., ch. XIV)”.
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Partial matches: Atishaya, Vacana.
Full-text: Mulatishaya, Vagatishaya, Jnanatishaya, Apayapagama, Apayapagamatishaya, Pujatishaya.
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