Vamdanakadosha, Vandanaka-dosha, Vaṃdanakadoṣa, Vandanakadoṣa, Vamdanaka-dosha: 1 definition

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Vamdanakadosha means something in Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Vaṃdanakadoṣa and Vandanakadoṣa can be transliterated into English as Vamdanakadosa or Vamdanakadosha or Vandanakadosa or Vandanakadosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Vaṃdanakadoṣa (वंदनकदोष) is the name of a work dealing with the Āvaśyaka section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Vaṃdanakadoṣa (in Prakrit and Gujarat) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Vaṃdanakadoṣa is complete as it is and was meant to contain only a Gujarati commentary on each of the 32 faults that could relate to the postures and gestures of the practice of the third necessary duty (āvaśyaka), the vandanaka. There is no other title than the one given in the margin, neither at the beginning nor at the end. The list of technical terms is recapitulated in Prakrit at the end

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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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