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Atmapravada, Āٳ岹, Atma-pravada, Atman-pravada: 6 definitions

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Atmapravada means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atmapravada in Jainism glossary
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra

Āٳ岹 (आत्मप्रवाद) refers to a sub-division of ūٲ, one of the five parts of ṛṣṭi岹: one of the twelve limbs of the internal-corpus (ṅg-ṣṭ). The Aṅgapraviṣṭa refers to one of the two types of scriptural knowledge (śܳٲ), which refers to one of the five types of knowledge (ñԲ).

according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 1.20, “scriptural knowledge (śܳٲ) preceded by sensory knowledge (mati) is of two, or of twelve (e.g., ṛṣṭi岹) or of many kinds�. ṛṣṭi岹 is of five kinds (e.g., ūٲ). Pūrvagata is again of fourteen sub-divisions (e.g., ٳ-岹).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atmapravada in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āٳ岹 (आत्मप्रवाद).�

1) conversation about the Supreme Spirit.

2) Name of the seventh of the fourteen Pūrvas of the Jainas.

Derivable forms: ٳ岹� (आत्मप्रवाद�).

Āٳ岹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ٳ and (प्रवाद).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Āٳ岹 (आत्मप्रवाद):—[=ٳ-岹] [from ātma > ٳ] m. ‘dogmas about the soul or supreme spirit�, Name of the seventh of the fourteen Pūrvas or most ancient sacred writings of the Jainas

2) [v.s. ...] ‘those who assert the dogmas about the supreme spirit�, Name of a philosophical school, [Nirukta, by Yāska xiii, 9.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atmapravada in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āٳ岹 (ಆತ್ಮಪ್ರವಾದ):—[noun] a division of Jaina scriptures that deals with the soul.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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