Prakrit — Geographic distribution: Linguistic classification: Indo European Indo Iranian Indo Aryan Prakrit … Wikipedia
Jain Agamas — File:Jainmanuscript.jpg Jain Manuscript showing dreams of Mother of Lord Mahavira. Agamas are canonical texts of Jainism based on Mahavira’s teachings. Mahavira’s preaching were orally compiled by his disciples into various Sutras (texts) which… … Wikipedia
Jain languages — Most Jain literature was written using one of the following languages:*Sauraseni *Ardha Magadhi *Prakrit (Agamas, Agama Tulya, Siddhanta texts, etc). *Sanskrit *ApabhramshaThe Aabhidhan Rajendra Kosh written by Acharya Rajendrasuri, is only one… … Wikipedia
Jain philosophy — (Sanskrit: Jain darsana ; sa. जैन दर्शन) deals extensively with the problems of metaphysics, reality, cosmology, ontology, epistemology and divinity. Jainism is essentially a transtheistic religion of ancient India. [Zimmer (1969), p.182] It is a … Wikipedia
Jain Meditation — is called Samayika.The Samayika is done to practice meditation generally by sitting in the Kayotsarga (khadgasana) , Padmasana or Paryankasana [http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/zoomObject.cfm?ObjectId=12831] postures. Although other postures… … Wikipedia
Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun — Infobox University name = Jain Vishva Bharti Institute motto = Nanassa Saran Ayaro Right conduct is the essence of knowledge established = 1991 by Acharya Tulsi head label = Spiritual head head = Acharya Mahaprajna vice chancellor = Dr. Samani… … Wikipedia
Prakrit — The popular form of spoken Sanskrit of the post Vedic times when proper Sanskrit had increasingly become the language of Brahmans. Prakrit continued to be used by Jain scholars until me dieval times. See also Apabrahmsha … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Prākrit languages — (Sanskrit prākṛta: “natural, usual, vulgar”), Middle Indo Aryan languages that began as vernacular dialects and eventually developed distinct literary styles. These dialects were often distinguished by regional names, e.g., Śaurasenī,… … Universalium
Magadhi Prakrit — is of one of the three Dramatic Prakrits, the written languages of Ancient India following the decline of Pali and Sanskrit. Magadhi Prakrit was spoken in the eastern Indian subcontinent, in a region spanning what is now eastern India, Bangladesh … Wikipedia
Bhagchandra Jain — Bhaskar (born 1939) is an Indian scholar, renowned for his knowledge of Jainism and Buddhism, and of classical Indian languages including Pali and Sanskrit. His career has spanned more than four decades. Bhagchandra received his PhD from… … Wikipedia
