Vidyadevi, Vidyādevī, Vidya-devi: 6 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyVidyādevī (विद्यादेवी) or “the Goddesses of learning” are sixteen in number, commonly depicted as in Jaina iconography.—In no other Indian religion are the goddesses of knowledge so numerous. Besides the sixteen Vidyādevīs, the Jains of both sects admit into their pantheon, one Śrutadevī or Sarasvatī approximating very closely the Brahmanical conception of the same goddess. [...] She seems to be at the head of the collective body of the sixteen Vidyādevīs and her worship is prior to that of other subordinate deities. [...] The conceptions and imageries of the other sixteen goddesses of learning, if analysed disclose clear points of identity in respect of names, attributes, etc., with those of the Jain Yakṣiṇīs.
The sixteen Vidyādevīs (goddesses of learning) are:—
- Rohiṇī,
- Prajñapti,
- Vajraśṛṅkhalā,
- Vajrāṅkuśā,
- Apraticakrā or Jambunadā,
- Puruṣadattā,
- Kālī,
- Mahākālī,
- Gaurī,
- Gāndhārī,
- Mahājvālā or Jvālāmālinī,
- Mānavī,
- Vairoṭī,
- Acyuptā,
- Mānasī,
- Mahāmānasī.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVidyādevī (विद्यादेवी).—the goddess of learning.
Vidyādevī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidyā and devī (देवी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādevī (विद्यादेवी).—f. (-vī) A female divinity, one of a class of sixteen peculiar apparently to the mythological system of the Jainas. E. vidyā science, devī a goddess; a goddess of learning or science, a muse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādevī (विद्यादेवी):—[=vidyā-devī] [from vidyā > vid] f. ‘goddess of learning’, a female divinity peculiar to the Jainas (16 are named), [Campaka-śreṣṭhi-kathānaka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādevī (विद्यादेवी):—[vidyā-devī] (vī) 3. f. A goddess of the Jainas.
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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)
Full-text (+47): Prajnapti, Vajrashrinkhala, Acchupta, Kulishankusha, Vairotya, Cakreshvari, Sarvastra, Mahamanasika, Mahajvala, Vairathya, Sarvvastra, Naradatta, Mahakali, Manasi, Gandhari, Manavi, Kali, Mahakala, Mahamanasi, Vajrankusha.
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