Vajrakantha, Vajra-kantha, 痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓丑补: 1 definition
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: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓丑补 (啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぃ啷嵿) is the son of 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha and grandson of Vidy膩dhara-king At墨ndra from Meghapura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the 谤腻办峁蝉补惫补峁兣沘 and 惫腻苍补谤补惫补峁兣沘] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淸...] After he had founded his capital, named Ki峁indh膩, on Mt. Ki峁indha on V膩naradv墨pa, K墨rtidhavala installed him in his kingdom. [...] A son, named 痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓丑补, was born to 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha. He was zealous in the sports of battle, his strength unblunted in them all. [...] Since the time of 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha many kings had come and gone, 痴补箩谤补办补峁囜弓丑补 and others. At the time of the congregation of Munisuvrata Ghanodadhiratha was king. [...]鈥�.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kantha, Vajra.
Full-text: Ghanodadhiratha, Shricandra, Taditkesha.
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Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
28. The previous birth of Vanara Srikantha < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
5. Genealogy of the Vanara Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: R膩va峁嘺鈥檚 lineage (va峁兣沘) < [Chapter I - Origin of the R膩k峁sava峁兣沘 and V膩narava峁兣沘]
Part 2: Former births of R膩va峁嘺, S墨t膩, Lak峁a峁嘺, Sugr墨va, Bh膩ma峁囜笉ala, Lava峁嘺 and A峁卥u艣a < [Chapter X - R膩ma鈥檚 mok峁 (emancipation)]