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Dr.Jitendra B.Shah
Ahemdabad
General Editor
Dilip V. Shah
Philadelphia
This Karma bondage determines the physique or the body that the soul…
People in this state of mind are kind, benevolent and forgiving. They…
Padmāsan is one of the prominent Āsana (Yogic exercise) practiced for the…
Fourteenth of the eighteen Pāp Karma. Talking behind someone’s back or spreading…
One side of the argument.
Partiality, favoritism, adopting a side of the argument, partisanship
Five supreme soul: Arihanta, Siddha, Ācārya, Upādhyāy, and a Sādhu.
Five meritorios activities of a monk: Darshan, Jńan, Cāritra, Tapa, and Virya
Panchindiya-samvarano,
Taha nava-viha-bambhachera-guttidharo.
Chauviha-kasāya-mukko,
Iah atthārasa-gunehim sanjutto. ............................................... 1.
Line, row.
To attain the title of Panyās-pad, a Sādhu should have attained comprehensive…
Cycle of change. Since time infinite, the mundane soul keeps on wandering…
To injure or kill someone.
Supreme, greatest or best.
Belonging in the state of ecstasy, ultimate bliss, path to salvation.
Supremely pure gross body, body of the omniscient lord devoid of any…
Life lived for the benefit of others, dedication to others, benevolence.
God, supreme god, transcendental self.
Tradition, custom, sequence, e.g. Ācārya Paramparā
Supreme souls
Of or about God, divine
The knowledge obtained with help from other knowledge is Parox Pramāna –…
The fifth of the eighteen Pāp Karma. Parigraha means possessiveness or over…
To fix the limits of acquisitions, e.g. to commit to own only…
Desire for the accumulation of wealth or objects.
Parigraha is possessions, Tyāg means renunciation and Anuvrata is minor vow.
…
Renunciation of all world materials.
Examination, test. (Pari means from all angles and iksha means to know)
Magnitude, quantitative, measure
Fragrance, perfumed, pervaded.
Modification, change occurring from previous mode to the present one, transformation.
For the goal of shedding his Karma, a monk perseveres and calmly…
Conquest of Parīśaha (afflictions) - not deviating from the path of Sādhanā…
Change.
Indirect knowledge, Parox is opposite of Pratyaksha or direct. Parox Jnān is…
Sixteenth of the eighteen Pāp Karma. It is formed of two words.…
(Power)
All living beings have special attributes related to body such…
(Modification Point of View)
Modification point of view (Paryāyārthika Naya) regards all…
Paryushan is the most important festival in Jainism. It is observed during…
With self-experience
Fallen, sinful
Pure, clean, holy, sacred
Ācārya Pādliptasuriji’s life is an illustrious example of rare combination of miracles…
One of the holiest places of pilgrimage for Svetambara Jains is Pālitānā…
Wretched, miserable, narrow minded, meek, poor, insignificant
Sin, crime, wickedness, evil deed
Soul’s inauspicious manifestations of consciousness, unwholesome, inauspicious dispositions.
We are always busy doing something good that may be helping others…
While suffering the consequences of Pāp or non-virtuous Karmas, one may acquire…
All auspicious karma give man means of happiness upon their fruition. They…
About 3000 years ago, King Ashvasen was ruling over the Kingdom of…
Reading or reciting, lesson, portion of textbook to be read on a…
Eligibility, Worthiness, proficiency, mastery, talent
Main idol (Mulanāyak) is nearly 7 inches long, black-colored foot print idol…
Partiality, Partisanship
Procedural meditation on soul with different concepts, meditation by taking help from…
Kind of tree sacred to Hindus; Ficus religiosa
Preface, introductory part.
Country, territory, province, region.
The quantity of matter, units, particles
Being spiteful or malignant towards some one giving spiritual discourse
Great wisdom, intellect, reasoning, extra ordinary learning, intuition
Three hours of time, period of three hours
Three hours of time, period of three hours
Chapter, an act
Ancient, old
Sort, kind, variety; manner, way
Illumination
Enlightening, publisher
Negligence. The absence of vigor and enthusiasm in the soul in respect…
Validity of knowledge, comprehensive knowledge, means of valid knowledge. Proof of existence,
Joy, delight.
Salutation, obeisance, respect, worship, severance, homage, adoration, reverence,
Veneration, honor.
Composed, compiled.
Restraining the mind from passions and other evil tendencies, pacification, calmness
(proper) time, occasion, circumstance contact, incident.
One day King Prasanna was observing clouds and soon all the clouds…
Praise, eulogy, poem or writing in praise of an object.
Famous, well known, become visible, brought to life
Power, Prowess, grandeur, majesty, luster.
Proper male name
Reflected image, reflection
Awakening knowledge, reminding,
Promise, solemn declaration
Eight objects heavenly angels keep in front of a Tirthankara for his…
(Repentance and Confession of Sins)
Pratikraman is fourth of the…
Likeness, copy
Adversity, contrary situation, unpleasant
House holder’s restraint conduct stages. House holder’s spiritual progress stages. They are
Nine great personalities who are the enemy of Nārayan. They are: Ashwagriv,…
Illuminator, expounding, explaining, elucidate
Installation ceremony for the idol, consecration festival.
Preeminence, high rank, high…
Opponent, listener, Vādi means the speaker and Prativādi means the listener
(Detachment of Mind):
In the fifth stage, a person should practice…
Direct knowledge, perceptible, visible, present before the eye.
Acquiring direct knowledge with the support of one’s own soul, the knowledge…
Solitary plant soul
Pra means divine, vacana means sentences. Divine discourses is Pravacan.
Ācārya Kunda kunda’s (circa 1st century BCE) Pravacanasāra is among the most…
Propagation
Complete renunciation of the world and its attachments, acceptance of monkhood (Dikshā)
…This title is given the Sādhvis after attaining the knowledge of certain…
Ancient, old
Vitality
First of the Eighteen Pāp Karma. Prāńātipāt (violence or Himsā) means to…
Obtained, acquired, attained, reached.
Obtainable, attainable, available, eligible to be obtained, procurable, suitable.
The word Prekśā is derived from the root ikśā which means “to…
Inspiration, encouragement, secret prompting or advice.
Love, affection, pleasure, delight.
Proper name for a female
Analysis, separating the constituent ingredients of a substance.
Matter, non-living matter, physical substance possessing of the distinguishing charecteristics of color,…
cyclic change period for matter
Honor, respect, worship, reverence, adoration of God
Every idol-worshipping religion attaches great significance to Pujā of the idol and…
Ācārya Pūjyapāda was a Digambar ascetic of a high order, abounding in…
Puniā Shrāvak and his wife were poor villagers by their own choice.…
Punya and Pāp are categories of Karma. Punya karma is virtuous or…
From the practical point of view, people prefer Punya over Pāp and…
All inauspicious karma put man in miserable conditions upon their fruition. Because…
All auspicious karma gives man means of happiness upon their fruition. He…
The best way to see the self and the world in…
(Self-effort), perseverance, personal effort
Purushārtha or individual effort has a special…
Shri Amritchandra Suri’s Purshārthsiddhypāya is a matchless Jaina text that deals with…
There were fourteen Purvas and they were voluminous. These 14 Purvas were…
Nourishment, support, encouragement.
The story of Ācāryas Puśpadanta and Bhutabali have composed the first Digambar…
Name of the mountain range where Shikharji mountain is in the state…