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Sampuri, ³§²¹á¹ƒpÅ«°ùÄ«, Sam-puri: 1 definition

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Sampuri 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

³§²¹á¹ƒpÅ«°ùÄ« (संपूरी) is the wife of Gajapati SÄha from Mewar, according to the â€�SumatisÄdhusÅ«ri nau vÄ«vÄhalauâ€� (dealing with individual religious teachers in Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppiâ€� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—[...] The scene takes place in Mewar, in the village of JÄur (mod. JÄvar) about six miles north to Ṭīá¸Ä«, [...]. There lived the businessman Gajapati SÄha and his wife ³§²¹á¹ƒpÅ«°ùÄ« devÄ« (15). One night the lady saw dreams which, her husband explained, announced the future birth of a great man. A son was born, NaparÄja kumara (31). At the early age of 5, he was already an expert in all kinds of arts (31). One day, while playing, he went to the upÄÅ›raya and paid homage to the monk RatanaÅ›ekharasÅ«ri (33) whom he started visiting regularly. Detachment grew in his mind. His mother thought the time had come for him to marry: [...]

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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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