Durmasha, ¶Ł³Ü°ł³¾²¹į¹£a, Dur-masha: 1 definition
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Durmasha means something in Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term ¶Ł³Ü°ł³¾²¹į¹£a can be transliterated into English as Durmasa or Durmasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra¶Ł³Ü°ł³¾²¹į¹£a (ą¤¦ą„ą¤°ą„ą¤®ą¤·) refers to one of the Kapis fighting in RÄmaās army, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.7 [The killing of RÄvaį¹a] of Hemacandraās 11th century Triį¹£aį¹£į¹iÅalÄkÄpuruį¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.āAccordingly, ā[...] When the battle had been going on for a long time, the army of the RÄkį¹£asas was broken by the VÄnaras like a forest by winds. [...] Then ¶Ł³Ü°ł³¾²¹į¹£a obstructed Ghaį¹odara. [...] Other Kapis obstructed other RÄkį¹£asas in this way and fought with them like sea-monsters with sea-monsters in the ocean.ā�.
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, āself-relianceā�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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