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Abhigraha |
A determined
vow of fasting in case of not coming across willed situations and sights in
the area where meals were to be looked for.
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Acharya |
The Chief
among saints, the topmost in Jain hierarchy of saints.
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Amizara |
Oozing
Ambrosia.
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Anjanshalaka |
A great ritual
consecration accompanied with extensive and elaborate incantation of
Mantras.
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Ashtamangal |
Eight
auspicious objects : they are a Swastik, a Tree, a Nandyavarta (Swastik with
nine corners), a Vardhamanaka, a Throne, a Pitcher, a Fish and a Mirror.
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Avadhi Gnan |
Knowledge by
extra-sensory perception. Direct Knowledge of things and events even at a
distance of time and space.
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Ayambil |
A special kind
of fasting when only one meal in one sitting only is permitted and the meal
has to consist of dished prepared out of food grains in water alone with out
salt, spices, oil, ghee, sugar, milk, curd, butter milk, fruits and
vegetables.
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Ayambil
Shala |
A place where
arrangements are made for undertaking "Ayambil" fasting.
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Bhojanshala
/ Bhojanalaya |
Dinning house
where meals are prepared and served on voluntary or prescribed subsidised
payment.
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Chakravarti |
One of twelve
Sovereign things included in the list of 63 most important personalities of
the Jain order.
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Chaturmas |
Four month
rainy season.
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Dharamshala |
A rest house
for living during the pilgrimage.
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Dik-Pals |
Guardians of
directions i.e. quarters.
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Diksha |
Initiation
into the order of saints.
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Ganadhar |
First disciple
of Tirthankar.
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Ikshu Ras |
Sugar cane
Juice.
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Jagatsheth |
Master of the
world in the field of wealth.
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Kalash |
A decorative
round pot with narrow neck and round mouth at the top, a kind of pitcher.
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Kalpasutra |
The first
authentic book considered almost scripture like by Swetamber's and compiled
by Acharya Bhadrabahu almost two centuries after the salvation (Nirvana)
attained by Bhagwan Mahavir (6th Century B.C.)
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Kalyanak |
Auspicious
mile stone event, a phenomenal incident, a occasion of supreme beneficence.
They are five in the life of a Tirthankar : Conception, birth, initiation,
attainment of perfect enlightenment and final liberation.
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Kayotsarga
and Khadagasan |
A standing
erect posture with arms hanging down to the knees.
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Kewal Gnan |
Perfect,
Limitless knowledge or Omniscience i.e. perfect enlightenment.
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Krishn-Paksh |
Dark half
of the month.
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Mati Gnan |
Knowledge by
sense - experiences. Perceptual and inferential Knowledge.
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Moksha |
Final
Liberation.
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Namokar
Mantra |
Incantation of
Divinities.
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Pabasan |
Pedestal,
platform, seat.
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Panch
Kalyanak |
Five Landmark
events of supreme beneficence in the life of Tirthankar.
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Panch Tirthi |
A group of
five temples each located separately but in one geographical area.
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Parikar |
Surrounding
frame of the image.
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Paushadhshalas |
Place for
fasting austerities.
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Poornima |
Full moon day.
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Purva (14
Purvas) |
Scriptures
containing the whole of Jainology.
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Rangmandap
and Nrityamandan |
Colonnaded
hall without walls meant especially for dancing, music and festivals,
normally slightly raised from the level of the courtyard.
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Samosaran |
Celestial
lecture hall erected by invisible gods at the order of their lord Indra when
ever and where ever Tirthankar's decided to deliver their sermons. In
"Samosaran" it is believed that Tirthankar's rise upto five thousand
man's height and that it consists of twelve Sabha's (Large Halls.)
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Shreshthi |
Merchant
prince, a wealthy house holder.
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Shruta Gnan |
Knowledge
derived from reading and hearing of the scriptural books.
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Stupa |
Solid Dome. A
roundish solid structure raised on the ground with circumference getting
less and less as the top is reached, the top still maintaining the roundish
shape. In general apperance, stupa looks like and inverted vine cup.
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Sukla-Paksh |
Bright half of
the month.
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Tirthmala |
A composition
in either Prose or Poetry which lists number of holy spaces (Shrines.)
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Tirth-Pat or
Patta |
Sheets of
cloth, stones slabs joint together to make one single, heavy, wide and long
sheet on which various shrines are either drawn, painted, stitched or
embroidered.
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Toran |
A decoration
by way of an arch generally between standing pillars or the two sides of
doors, gates etc.
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Tunk |
A peak -
shrine on the mountain.
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Upashraya |
A Place for
resting and religious discourses for Jain saints adjacent to the temple.
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Yaksha |
A type of male
lesser god with miraculous powers.
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Yakshini |
A type of
female lesser goddess with miraculous powers.
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Yati |
A type of monk
in the Jain order.
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Yojana |
A measure of
eight miles.
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