Truthfulness in action: 1 definition
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Truthfulness in action 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.
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: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection ITruthfulness in action refers to one of the 27 qualities of a S膩dhu (the Jain mendicant), according to the 鈥�S膩tav墨sa-gu峁嘺 s膩dhu n墨 sajjh膩ya鈥� (dealing with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擳he source for this composition on the 27 qualities of the Jain mendicant is given as being the fourth 补峁単补, i.e. the Samav膩y膩峁単a. (Cf. Jaina 膧gama Series ed., 1985, p. 376). [e.g., 16. Truthfulness in action, ...] See also Nemicandras奴ri鈥檚 Pravacanas膩roddh膩ra section 238 on the same topic.
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.
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