Vrishabhadeva, Vṛṣabhadeva, Vrishabha-deva: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Vṛṣabhadeva can be transliterated into English as Vrsabhadeva or Vrishabhadeva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyVṛṣabhadeva (वृषभदेव) or Vṛṣabhanātha is another name for Ṛṣabhanātha: the first of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—In the Jaina history of the Patriarchs, Ṛṣabhanātha or Vṛṣabhanātha is regarded as the founder of the religion. Details of his history are preserved in the Ādipurāṇa of the Digambaras, Kalpasūtra and Hemachandra’s Triṣaṣṭhi-Śalākāpuruṣacaritra of the Śvetāmbaras.
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: Vrishabha, Deva, Teva.
Full-text: Vrishabhanatha.
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