Vijayaharsha, Vijayaharṣa, Vijaya-harsha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Vijayaharṣa can be transliterated into English as Vijayaharsa or Vijayaharsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IVijayaharṣa (विजयहर्ष) was the teacher of Dharmavardhana: the author of the “Savā sau 125 sīṣa” (dealing with the Ethics section of Jain Canonical literature), which 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.—[...] Dharmavardhana belonged to the Jinabhadrasūri branch of the kharataragaccha. His direct teacher was Vijayaharṣa. The numerous didactic poems he composed used patterns of the contemporary padas and folk-songs. he thus contributed to their preservation.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Harsha, Vijaya.
Full-text: Dharmasi, Dharmavardhana, Vimalakirti, Sadhukirti, Vimalacandra.
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