Vipakashruta, Vipākaśruta, Vipaka-shruta: 3 definitions
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Vipakashruta 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 Vipākaśruta can be transliterated into English as Vipakasruta or Vipakashruta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: University of Cambridge: JainismVipākaśruta (विपाकश्रुत) (or Vivāgasuya in Prakrit) refers to the eleventh Aṅga of the Jain Śvetāmbara canon.—This narrative work deals with the consequences of actions in terms of rebirths. The first part, the longest, is about sufferings resulting from bad behaviours duhavivāga and the second part about happiness resulting from good behaviours suhavivāga. It is a lively work staging a variety of characters, including, in the first part, people belonging to non-approved professions or lower strata of the society, such as butchers or fishermen who are parangons of violence.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVipākaśruta (विपाकश्रुत):—[=vi-pāka-śruta] [from vi-pāka > vi-pac] n. Name of a sacred book of the Jainas, [Horace H. Wilson]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Search found 3 books and stories containing Vipakashruta, Vipākaśruta, Vipaka-shruta, Vipāka-śruta, Vipakasruta, Vipaka-sruta; (plurals include: Vipakashrutas, Vipākaśrutas, shrutas, śrutas, Vipakasrutas, srutas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Founding of Mahāvīra’s congregation and gaṇas < [Chapter V - Mahāvīra’s omniscience and the originating of the fourfold congregation]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.e - Religious and philosophical literature of the Jainas < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 5.1 - The main Twelve Angas < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]