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Siddhayatana, Siddha-ayatana, ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹³Ù²¹²Ô²¹: 5 definitions

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Siddhayatana means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹³Ù²¹²Ô²¹ (सिदà¥à¤§à¤¾à¤¯à¤¤à¤�).—One of the nine peaks (°ìūṭa) of the VaitÄá¸hya mountains, which is situated in the center of BhÄrata (parallel to the HimavÄn). On this peak are the temples of the Siddhas (known as the Å›ÄåÅ›±¹²¹³Ù²¹ Jina Bhavanas) having images of the Å›ÄåÅ›±¹²¹³Ù²¹ Jinas installed in them. BhÄrata is one of the seven regions (°ìá¹£e³Ù°ù²¹) of JambÅ«dvÄ«pa according to Jaina cosmology. JambÅ«dvÄ«pa sits at the centre of madhyaloka (‘middle worldâ€�) is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹³Ù²¹²Ô²¹ (सिदà¥à¤§à¤¾à¤¯à¤¤à¤�) or °caitya is a temple to the ‘eternal Arhats.â€� There are 4 of these: Ṛṣabha, VardhamÄna, CandrÄnana, Variá¹£eṇa. See Triá¹£aṣṭiÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra I, p. 366. They are so-called because there are always Arhats by these names in existence somewhere in the universe.

2) ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹³Ù²¹²Ô²¹ (सिदà¥à¤§à¤¾à¤¯à¤¤à¤�) is the name of a peak of mount VaitÄá¸hya, according to chapter 1.3 [Äå»åīś±¹²¹°ù²¹-³¦²¹°ù¾±³Ù°ù²¹] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aṣṭiÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly, “[...] Taking their families and all their retinue and ascending the best of cars, they went to VaitÄá¸hya. They landed on mount VaitÄá¸hya which is [...] endowed with wonderful splendor from its peak ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹³Ù²¹²Ô²¹ having the eternal images, like Sumeru with its crestâ€�.

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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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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Siddha-ayatana.�(EI 33), cf. pūrva-siddha-ayatana (Buddhist); temple associated with a Siddha. Note: siddha-ayatana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹³Ù²¹²Ô²¹ (सिदà¥à¤§à¤¾à¤¯à¤¤à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹²â²¹á¹‡a.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

³§¾±»å»å³óÄå²â²¹³Ù²¹²Ô²¹ (ಸಿದà³à²§à²¾à²¯à²¤à²�):â€�

1) [noun] = ಸಿದà³à²§à²•à³à²·à³‡à²¤à³à²° [siddhakshetra].

2) [noun] a temple where an accomplished semi-divine person is worshippped.

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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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