Vimalacandra, Vimala-candra: 3 definitions

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Vimalacandra means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Vimalachandra.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«previous next»] — Vimalacandra in Jainism glossary
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

1) Vimalacandra (विमलचन्द्र) is the name of a teacher in the lineage of Dharmavardhana (alias Dharmasī): the author of the “Śrīmatī no coḍhālyo” (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), 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 was born in VS 1700 under the name Dharmasī, which he uses as signature in some of his works. He became a monk in VS 1713, belonged to the kharataragaccha, composed a large number of works of different genres and died at the age of 80. His lineage was: Sādhukīrti—Sādhusundara—Vimalakīrti—Vimalacandra—Vijayaharṣa, his direct teacher, mentioned at the end of the present composition.

2) Vimalacandra (विमलचन्द्र) or Vimalacandrasūri is the name of a teacher belonging to the añcala-gaccha, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history).

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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

[«previous next»] — Vimalacandra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimalacandra (विमलचन्द्र):—[=vi-mala-candra] [from vi-mala] m. Name of a king, [Buddhist literature]

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Vimalacandra in German

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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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