Vajrarshabhanaraca, Vajrarṣabhanārāca, Vajrarshabha-naraca: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vajrarṣabhanārāca can be transliterated into English as Vajrarsabhanaraca or Vajrarshabhanaraca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vajrarshabhanaracha.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraVajrarṣabhanārāca (वज्रर्षभनाराच) refers to the first of the “six varieties of joints” (saṃhanana).—There are 6 varieties of joints, of which vajrarṣabhanārāca is the best and first kind: vajra is a ‘bolt,’ ṛṣabha, a ‘collar or binding’, nārāca, a ‘double mortise’. The two bones are joined by a double mortise, bound with another bone, and fastened by a fourth as a bolt.—(cf. Samavāyāṅgasūtra 155, p. 150; Sthānāṅgasūtra 494, p. 357.)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmasVajrarṣabhanārāca (वज्रर्षभनाराच) or Vajravṛṣabhanārāca refers to “perfect joint” and represents one of the six types of Saṃhanana (bone-joint karma), representing one of the various kinds of Nāma, or “physique-making (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. What is meant by perfect joint (vajravṛṣabha-nārāca) body-making (nāma) karma? The karmas rise of which causes joints with extraordinary sturdiness and strength are called perfect joint body-making karma.
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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Partial matches: Naraca.
Full-text: Samhanana, Vajravrishabhanaraca.
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