Vinashvaratva, Vinaśvaratva, Vinashvara-tva: 3 definitions

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Vinashvaratva 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.

The Sanskrit term Vinaśvaratva can be transliterated into English as Vinasvaratva or Vinashvaratva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vinaśvaratva (विनश्वरत्व) refers to “transitoriness (of material objects)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the transitoriness (vinaśvaratvam) of material objects (padārthānāṃ)]—Whatever objects, sentient and non-sentient, there are in the three worlds, they all are described by mendicants as continually transitory (vinaśvarapratikṣaṇavinaśvarāḥ). The meeting of beloved women is like a city in the sky. Youth or wealth is like a mass of clouds. Relations, children and bodies, etc. are perishable as lightning. You must understand that the whole action of the cycle of rebirth is thus momentary”.

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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»] — Vinashvaratva in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vinaśvaratva (विनश्वरत्व):—[=vi-naśvara-tva] [from vi-naśvara > vi-naśana > vi-naś] n. perishableness, transitoriness, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

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Vinashvaratva 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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