Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation
author: Shantilal Nagar
edition: 2011, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 1288
ISBN-10: 9788178542027
Topic: Jainism
Chapter 40 - The Sixteen Samskaras
This page describes The Sixteen Samskaras which is the fortieth chapter located on page 994 of the second volume in the book: Adipurana (Sanskrit Text with English Translation) by Shantilal Nagar. This book is the English translation of the Adi Purana which is an important piece of literature in Digambara Jainism and deals with the life story of lord Rishabhadeva and his ten incarnations while also providing a sketch of Jaina traditions, culture and history. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “The Sixteen Samskaras” according to 7 books dealing with Jainism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [by Helen M. Johnson]
Compassionate from that speech, she released him, grown, sixteen months old, and took him to the place from which she had taken him. By that carelessness the Brahmani acquired very strong feeling-karma of separation from her son, lasting for sixteen years. (* 1) A red power whose chief ingredient is turmeric. See I, n. 394. (* 2) A ghatika is 24 minutes, so the egg was deserted for 6 hours and 24 minutes....
Read full contents: Part 12: Cause of separation from son
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) [by Vijay K. Jain]
It is clear now that the sixteen heavens, called ‘kalpopapanna , have only twelve lords (indra). Or, the twelve lords (indra) of the heavenly deva live in sixteen kalpa....
Read full contents: Verse 4.19 - The sixteen Kalpa, nine Graiveyaka and five Anuttara
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) [by K. C. Lalwani]
He has eight principle consorts named as Padma, Siva, Sreya, Anju, Amala, Apsara, Navamika and Rohini, each having a family of sixteen thousand goddesses, which means that each one can produce upto sixteen thousand, total 1,28,000, constituting a single group. Monks—Bhante! Is Shakrendra, seated on his throne named Sakra, in his Council Hall named Sudharma in his heavenly abode named Saudharmavatamsa, capable of enjoying the company of his group? Mahavira—Aryas!...
Read full contents: Part 5 - Family Shakrendra and others
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[Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation: index]
[About the author (Shantilal Nagar)]
[Preface (the Purana tradition)]
[Tradition of Translation of the early Sanskrit works]