Anantacatushtaya, ´¡²Ô²¹²Ô³Ù²¹³¦²¹³Ù³ÜṣṲ¹²â²¹, Ananta-catushtaya, Anamtacatushtaya: 2 definitions
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Anantacatushtaya 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.
The Sanskrit term ´¡²Ô²¹²Ô³Ù²¹³¦²¹³Ù³ÜṣṲ¹²â²¹ can be transliterated into English as Anantacatustaya or Anantacatushtaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Anantachatushtaya.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra´¡²Ô²¹²Ô³Ù²¹³¦²¹³Ù³ÜṣṲ¹²â²¹ (अननà¥à¤¤à¤šà¤¤à¥à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤¯) refers to the “four infinitiesâ€� (i.e., infinite perception, knowledge, power, and bliss), according to chapter 1.6 [Äå»åīś±¹²¹°ù²¹-³¦²¹°ù¾±³Ù°ù²¹] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aá¹£á¹iÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “[...] Then Hari performed the coronation-ceremony of Ä€dityayaÅ›as, the son of Bharata, to bear the weight of the world. [...] Then, going to Aá¹£á¹Äpada, the Lord of Bharata made the rejection of fourfold food according to rule. At the end of a month, when the moon was in conjunction with the constellation Åšravaṇa, having acquired the four infinities (i.e., ²¹²Ô²¹²Ô³Ù²¹³¦²¹³Ù³ÜṣṲ¹²â²¹), he went to the region of the Siddhasâ€�.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnaṃtacatuá¹£á¹aya (ಅನಂತಚತà³à²·à³à²Ÿà²�):—[noun] (Jain.) the stage in which the sanctified teacher (tÄ«rthaṃkara) attain four virtues ಅನಂತಜà³à²žà²¾à²�, ಅನಂತದರà³à²¶à²�, ಅನಂತಸà³à²�, [anamtajnana, anamtadarshana, anamtasukha,] and ಅನಂತವೀರà³à²�, [anamtavirya,] after surpassing the influence and effects of deeds of his past life.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Catushtaya, Ananta.
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