Vinasanta, Vināsanta, Vinashanta: 4 definitions

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Vinasanta means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«previous next»] — Vinasanta in Jainism glossary
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vināśānta (विनाशान्त) refers to “until decay”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “You must understand that the body is overcome by disease, youth is overcome by old age, vitality is oppressed by decay [com.vitality (aiśvaryaṃ), power, etc. (rājyādi) may exist (syāt) until decay (vināśāntaṃ)] and life is oppressed by death”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vinasanta in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vināsanta : (adj.) ending in destruction.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Vināśānta (विनाशान्त):—[=vi-nāśānta] [from vi-nāśa > vi-naś] m. ‘end (caused by) destruction’, death, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. ending in death, [ib.]

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Vinasanta 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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