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Shailashringa, Śśṛṅ, Shaila-shringa: 5 definitions

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Shailashringa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Śśṛṅ can be transliterated into English as Sailasrnga or Shailashringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Śśṛṅ (शैलशृङ्ग) refers to the “peak of the Śrī Śaila mountain�, according to the Yogatārāvalī: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Haṭhayoga as the means to Rājayoga (i.e., Samādhi).—Accordingly, while describing the no-mind state: �'[Practising] in caves on the peak of Śrī Śaila [mountain] [i.e., śśṛṅ], when will I succeed in dissolving my mind as prescribed [earlier and attain success] in Samādhi? When vines cover my body and when birds build nests in my ear�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shailashringa in Jainism glossary
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Śśṛṅ (शैलशृङ्ग) refers to “mountain-peak�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This most powerful [and] cruel death devours against their will the life of those who possess a body that has settled in the middle world, in hell, in the world of Brahmā, in Indra’s abode, in the middle of the ocean, inside the forest, at all quarters of the globe, on a mountain-peak (śśṛṅ), in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness, thunderbolts [and] swords, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants�.

Synonyms: Parvatamastaka.

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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»] � Shailashringa in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śśṛṅ (शैलशृङ्ग).—n.

(-ṅg�) The peak of a mountain. E. ś, and śṛṅ a horn.

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

Śśṛṅ (शैलशृङ्ग):—[=ś-śṛṅ] [from ś] n. a m°-peak, [Mahābhārata]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śśṛṅ (शैलशृङ्ग):—[ś-śṛṅ] (ṅg�) 1. n. Mountain top.

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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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