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Paul Dundas (23 May 1952 – 5 April 2023) was a British Indologist, an honorary fellow in Sanskrit language and Head of Asian studies at the University of Edinburgh. [1] His teachings and research focused extensively on understanding Jainism, Buddhism, Sanskrit literature and Middle Indo-Aryan philology.
Arihant, Arihanta, Arahant or Arhat may refer to: Arihant (Jainism) , in Jainism, a siddha who has not yet died Arhat , in Buddhism, a person who has attained nirvana, the perfected one
Part of a series on Jainism Jains History Timeline Index Philosophy Anekantavada Cosmology Ahimsa Karma Dharma Mokṣa Kevala Jnana Dravya Tattva Brahmacarya Aparigraha Gunasthana Saṃsāra Ethics Ethics of Jainism Mahavratas (major vows) Ahiṃsā (non-violence) Satya (truth) Asteya (non-stealing) Brahmacarya (chastity) Aparigraha (non-possession) Anuvratas (further vows) Sāmāyika ...
Sculpture depicting Rishabhanatha, the first Arihant of the present half cycle of time moving over lotus after attaining omniscience. Arihant (Jain Prakrit: अरिहन्त, Sanskrit: अर्हत् arhat, lit. 'conqueror') is a jiva who has conquered inner passions such as attachment, anger, pride and greed.
The Ācārāṅga Sūtra, the foremost and oldest Jain text (First book c. 5th–4th century BCE; Second book c. Late 4th–2nd century BCE), [1] is the first of the twelve Angas, part of the agamas which were compiled based on the teachings of 24th Tirthankara Mahavira.
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Samayasāra (The Nature of the Self) is a famous Jain text composed by Acharya Kundakunda in 439 verses. [1] Its ten chapters discuss the nature of Jīva (pure self/soul), its attachment to Karma and Moksha (liberation).
Like all Jain texts first verse of Puruṣārthasiddhyupāya is an invocation:Victory to the Supreme Effulgence (Omniscience – the infinite and all-embracing knowledge) that images, as it were in a mirror, all substances and their infinite modes, extending through the past, the present, and the future.