In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Vasantadeva (वसन्तदेव) is an incarnation of the merchant Sudhana, 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 Śānti-nātha narrated to king Kurucandra:—“In this very Jambūdvīpa in this same zone Bhārata in the country Kosala in the city Śrīpura there were four merchants’ sons of the same age, like full brothers, Sudhana, Dhanapati, Dhanada, Dhaneśvara. [...] Sudhana and Dhanada both died and became merchants’ sons, the former in Kāmpīlya and the latter in Kṛttikāpura. Vasantadeva was the name of the first and Kāmapāla of the second. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vasantadeva (वसन्तदेव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]

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

Vasantadeva (वसन्तदेव):—[=vasanta-deva] [from vasanta > vas] m. Name of a king and poet, [Catalogue(s)]

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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.

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Partial matches: Deva, Vasanta, Teva.

Full-text: Ratinandana, Kamapala.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 14: Story of Kurucandra < [Chapter V - Twelfth incarnation as Śānti]

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