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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Vajrapura (वज्रपुर) is the name of an ancient city, according to chapter 5.4 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as Muni Sāgaracandra narrated to Candratilaka and Sūryatilaka:—“In the continent named Dhātakīkhaṇḍa in East Airavata there is a city named Vajrapura. Here there was a king, Abhayaghoṣa, a proclamation of fearlessness to the distressed. His wife was named Suvarṇatilakā. Two sons were born to them, Vijaya and Vaijayanta, and they gradually acquired the collection of arts and attained youth. [...]”.

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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

Vajrapura (वज्रपुर).—nt., name of a ‘Dravidian town’ (Dramiḍa-paṭṭana): Gaṇḍavyūha 72.13.

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

Vajrapura (वज्रपुर):—[=vajra-pura] [from vajra > vaj] n. Name of the city of the Dānava Vajra.nābha, [Harivaṃśa] (cf. -nagara).

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Vajrapura 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vajra, Pura.

Full-text: Vajranagara, Suvarnatilaka, Abhayaghosha, Svarnatilaka, Ghanaratha, Vaijayanta, Vijaya.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 4: Story of the Vidyādharas < [Chapter IV - Tenth incarnation as Megharatha]

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