Dharmadhyana, 顿丑补谤尘补诲丑测腻苍补, Dharma-dhyana: 3 definitions
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: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra顿丑补谤尘补诲丑测腻苍补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶о啶ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渕editation on the destruction of karma鈥�, according to chapter 2.2 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
础肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测:鈥斺赌渢丑颈蝉 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 devoid of merit is considered to have merit, just as glass is considered to be cat鈥檚-eye, by the simple-minded, alas! Sa峁僺膩ra grows from creatures鈥� manifold karma which is produced every instant, like a tree from pregnancy whims. By the non-existence of karma the non-existence of 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 logically arises. Therefore, every intelligent person must always strive for the destruction of karma. The destruction of karma is from good meditation, and that meditation is four-fold: on 腻箩帽腻, 补辫腻测补, 惫颈辫腻办补, and 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻苍补. [...]鈥�.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections1) 顿丑补谤尘补诲丑测腻苍补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶о啶ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渧irtuous meditation鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淰irtuous meditation (诲丑补谤尘补诲丑测腻苍补) is of four kinds, examination of the instruction [of the Jina], [examination of] suffering, [examination of] the results of karma and [examination of] the form [of the universe] individually in that order鈥�.
2) 顿丑补谤尘补诲丑测腻苍补 (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶о啶ぞ啶�) (Prakrit: Dhammajh膩峁嘺) refers to 鈥渧irtuous meditation鈥� and represents one of the 鈥渇our kinds of meditation鈥� (Dhy膩na), according to the Sth膩n膩峁単a S奴tra chapter 4.1.鈥擳he classification of meditation in the Sth膩n膩峁単a S奴tra comprises four kinds [e.g. 鈥渧irtuous鈥� (dhamma/dharma)]. [...]鈥擟f Aupap膩tika S奴tra and Bhagavat墨 (Bhagava墨), also known as the Vy膩khy膩praj帽apti (Viy膩hapannatti).
The four reflections that are prescribed for virtuous meditation are (诲丑补谤尘补诲丑测腻苍补):
- reflection on solitariness (别驳腻峁嘘辫辫别丑腻/别办腻苍耻辫谤别办峁Ｄ�),
- reflection on impermanence (补峁噄肠肠腻峁嘘辫辫别丑腻/补苍颈迟测腻苍耻辫谤别办峁Ｄ�),
- reflection on helplessness (补蝉补谤补峁嚹佱箛耻辫辫别丑腻/补艣补谤补峁嚹乶耻辫谤别办峁Ｄ�), and
- reflection on the cycle of rebirth (蝉补峁僺腻谤腻峁嘘辫辫别丑腻/蝉补峁僺腻谤腻苍耻辫谤别办峁Ｄ�).
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus顿丑补谤尘补诲丑测腻苍补 (嗖о舶喑嵿伯嗖о硩嗖簿嗖�):鈥擺noun] a meditating on the natural characteristics, property, peculiarities of something.
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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