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Manikadevi, ²ŃÄåṇi°ģ²¹»å±š±¹Ä«, Manika-devi: 1 definition

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Manikadevi 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.

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: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Māṇikadevi (ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤£ą¤æą¤•ą¤¦ą„‡ą¤µą¤�) is the wife of king Bhāṇa, according to the ā€�SumatisādhusÅ«ri nau vÄ«vāhalauā€� (dealing with individual religious teachers in Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ā€˜Vincenzo Joppiā€� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—[...] Later on, in Idar (north Gujarat, vs. 63) lived one Mahirāja Koį¹­hāri who was well-considered by the local ruler king Bhāṇa, and his wife Māṇikadevi (64-66). Their sons ŚrÄ«pāla and Sahajapāla and ŚrÄ«pāla’s wife SuhavadevÄ« (67-68) gave wealth and requested Lakį¹£mÄ«sāgarasÅ«ri to grant the status of SÅ«ri to the monk. The ceremony was performed. SumatisādhusÅ«ri thus became the (54th) head of the tapāgaccha as successor to Lakį¹£mÄ«sāgarasÅ«ri. [...]

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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, ā€˜self-relianceā€�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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