Vyavaharashuddhi, Vyavahāraśuddhi, Vyavahara-shuddhi: 1 definition

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Vyavaharashuddhi means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Vyavahāraśuddhi can be transliterated into English as Vyavaharasuddhi or Vyavaharashuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Vyavahāraśuddhi (व्यवहारशुद्धि) refers to the “qualities of ethical business”, according to the Vyavahārasuddhacaupaī by Samayasundara (dealing with the lives of Jain teachers), which 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.—The Vyavahārasuddhacaupaī was composed in VS 1696 (= 1639 CE) in Ahmedabad, as indicated at the end. A fairly long preamble deals with the 21 layman’s qualities and the qualities of ethical business (vyavahāraśuddhi), which means not lying, not cheating, being accurate, etc. [...]

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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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