Yakshinisiddhi, Yakṣiṇīsiddhi, Yakshini-siddhi: 1 definition

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Yakshinisiddhi means something in the history of ancient India. 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 Yakṣiṇīsiddhi can be transliterated into English as Yaksinisiddhi or Yakshinisiddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Yakṣiṇīsiddhi (यक्षिणीसिद्धि) refers to one of the seventy-two arts and sixty-four sciences, being part of the Ancient Indian Education, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 150.17 f. & 151.1-5: There is described an educational institution. [...] At another place (151.6-11) the prince came across persons who cultivated the seventy-two arts and sixty-four sciences, such as, [e.g., Yakṣiṇīsiddhi], [...].

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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