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Rishabhadatta, Ṛṣ󲹻岹ٳٲ, Rishabha-datta: 2 definitions

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Rishabhadatta 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.

The Sanskrit term Ṛṣ󲹻岹ٳٲ can be transliterated into English as Rsabhadatta or Rishabhadatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rishabhadatta in Jainism glossary
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Ṛṣ󲹻岹ٳٲ (ऋषभदत्�) is the name of a trader from Tāmralipti, according to chapter 6.2 [ٳ-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as Sāgaradatta said to Kumbha:—“[...]. I went to the bazaar and saw Ṛṣ󲹻岹ٳٲ, a wealthy trader who had come from Tāmralipti. Because of the same religion, we had friendly conversation about business-news, like old friends. One day he came to my house for some reason and looks at my daughter Priyadarśanā for a long time. [...]�.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Rishabhadatta in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṛṣ󲹻岹ٳٲ (ऋषभदत्�):—[=ṛṣ-岹ٳٲ] [from ṛṣabha > ṛṣ] m. Name of various persons, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

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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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