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Dharmastikaya, ٳ󲹰پⲹ, Dharma-astikaya: 6 definitions

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In Jainism

Jain philosophy

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmastikaya in Jain philosophy glossary
: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

ٳ󲹰پⲹ (धर्मास्तिकाय) refers to one of the five Astikāyas or “aggregate of ś�, as occurring in the ԱԳٲᲹⲹ貹-첹ṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 370, l. 23]—‘Astikāya� is usually interpreted as an aggregate of ś. All the dravyas except time are so designated, and hence their number is five according to the Śvetāmbaras and the Digambaras as well. The five پⲹ are: īپⲹ, 󲹰پⲹ, a󲹰پⲹ, śپⲹ and ܻ岵پⲹ.

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General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dharmastikaya in Jainism glossary
: Atma Dharma: Principles of Jainism

Ether Substance; That which is a passive cause in the motion of self-moving jivas (embodied souls) and matter (atom or molecule) is called ether (dharma dravya). For example-Water is a passive cause in the motion of self-moving fish.

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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»] � Dharmastikaya in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٳ󲹰پⲹ (धर्मास्तिकाय).�(with Jainas) the category or predicament of virtue; cf. अस्तिकाय (پⲹ).

Derivable forms: 󲹰پⲹ� (धर्मास्तिकाय�).

ٳ󲹰پⲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and پⲹ (अस्तिकाय).

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

ٳ󲹰پⲹ (धर्मास्तिकाय):—[from dharma > dhara] m. the category or predicament of virtue, [Jaina literature]

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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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