Vipulavahana, Vipulavāhana, Vipula-vahana: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Vipulavāhana (विपुलवाहन) is the name of an ancient king from Kṣemapurī, according to chapter 3.1 [sambhava-jina-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly: “In the zone Airāvata in the continent Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, there is a celebrated city, named Kṣemapurī, the abode of happiness (kṣema). In this city there was a king, named Vipulavāhana, endowed with great understanding, like Meghavāhana (Indra) come to earth. He guarded duly his subjects unceasingly, destroying all pains, like a gardener guarding his garden, destroying all thorns. [...]”.

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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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