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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Yamunodvarta (यमुनोद्वर्त) is the name of a garden, according to chapter 6.7 [śrī-munisuvratanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“[...] Collecting his thoughts with difficulty at this speech of the minister, the king went to the large garden, Yamunodvarta. But the king took no pleasure in a grove of mangoes very beautiful with clusters of blossoms, nor in a grove of aśokas with an abundance of dancing young shoots, nor in a cluster of medlar filled with bees, nor in a thicket of plantains whose leaves had become fans, nor in a grove of karṇikāras whose Blossoms were earrings for the Śrī of spring, nor in anything else, his mind carried away by thoughts of her [i.e., Vanamālā]. [...]”.

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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: Yamuna, Udvarta.

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