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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Vīrastuti (वीरस्तुति) (Sūtrakṛtāṅga I.6) is the name of 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. The title and the ultimate source of the hymn are given twice, once at the end of the Vīrastuti proper (1v6), and then at the end of the ms. (1v18): chap. 6 of the first section of the second aṅga. However, what is written inbetween has nothing to do with this scripture and has therefore been described separately (cat. no. 104). The Prakrit is rather incorrect. The layout is nice and suggests that the scribe meant to do a good job.

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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: Vira, Stuti.

Full-text: Virastava, Mahavirastavana.

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