Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楯aina philosophical concepts鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
Jaina philosophical concepts
(a) 膧d墨nava (III. 2. 29; p. 266)鈥�
[Distress from disease:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions 腻诲墨苍补惫补 and 腻蝉谤补惫补 as synonyms of distress. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains 腻蝉谤补惫补 as 鈥榯hat which emaciates the body鈥� and also mentions the seven principles of the Jains of which 腻蝉谤补惫补 is one.
The seven principles are soul, non-soul, flow of karma, stoppage of karma, bondage and liberation鈥�
腻蝉谤补惫补nt墨ndriy膩峁噛anen腻蝉谤补惫补岣� yajjain膩岣モ��
j墨v膩j墨v腻蝉谤补惫补sa峁僾aranirjarabandhamuktaya岣� sapta pad膩rth膩岣� |
The 厂补谤惫补诲补谤艣补苍补蝉补峁単谤补丑补 (III. 55) mentions that the tattvas according to the Jains are seven or nine鈥�
j墨v膩j墨vaupu峁噛ap膩pe c腻蝉谤补惫补岣� sa峁僾aropi ca |
bandho nirjara峁嘺峁� muktire峁Ｄ佱箖 惫测腻办丑测腻'dhunocyate ||