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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Vīrastava (वीरस्तव) is another name for the Vīrastuti (Sūtrakṛtāṅga I.6): a work dealing with the Aṅga section of Jain Canonical literature.—The Vīrastuti 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.—As the earliest hymn to Mahāvīra in the Śvetāmbara canon, the Vīrastuti (also called Vīrastava, Mahāvīrastavana) enjoyed an immense popularity and was liable to be transmitted independently from the Sūtrakṛtāṅga.

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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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Partial matches: Stava, Vira.

Full-text: Mahavirastavana, Virastuti.

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 3 - The Canonical and other Literature of the Jains < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]

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A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)

Chapter I.e - Religious and philosophical literature of the Jainas < [Chapter I - Introduction]

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Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)

2. Jaina Scriptures (Agamas) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Jainism]

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