Vaprakancana, Vapra-kancana, Vaprakāñcana: 1 definition
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Vaprakancana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vaprakanchana.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraVaprakāñcana (वप्रकाञ्चन) is the name of an ancient garden, according to chapter 4.5 [dharmanātha-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:—“[...] Consecrated by the gods, the Lord [i.e., Dharmanātha] got into a palanquin named Nāgadattā and went to a beautiful garden Vaprakāñcana. The Lord entered the garden which had the beauty of the cool season; where there was a swarm of buzzing bees intoxicated by the mass of priyaṅgu-blossoms; where the women-gardeners were busy with wreathing ornaments of Alexandrian laurel; whose face had been rubbed with rodhra-powder by the townswomen; adorned with armories of Love, as it were, with blooming jasmines; with girl-gardeners engaged in cutting flowers of the lavalī; its ground wet with drops of water from the juice of the mucukunda; its surface paved with emeralds, as it were, by the sweet marjoram”.
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: Vapra, Kancana.
Full-text: Nagadatta.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 18: Dharmanātha’s omniscience < [Chapter V - Śrī Dharmanāthacaritra]
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