Yaksheta, Yakṣeta: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Yakṣeta can be transliterated into English as Yakseta or Yaksheta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyYakṣeta (यक्षेत) or Īśvara is the name of the Yakṣa accompanying Śreyāṃśanātha: the eleventh of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—The Jaina texts concur in giving Śreyāṃśanātha the symbol of a rhinoceros. The Yakṣa and the Yakṣiṇī to serve him as guards of honour, have been named as Yakṣeta and Mānavī (Digambara: Īśvara and Gaurī) respectively. The tree special to him was Tumbara or Tindaka according to some authorities. Rājā Tripiṣṭa Vāsudeva was to act as a Chowri-bearer.
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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Full-text: Tripishta, Ishvara, Tindaka, Tumbara, Shreyamsanatha.
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