Adharmastikaya, Adharmāstikāya, Adharma-astikaya: 6 definitions
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Adharmastikaya means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAdharmāstikāya (अधर्मास्तिकाय):—(adharma + astikāya) m. die Kategorie der Ungesetzlichkeit (bei den Jaina's) [Colebrooke I, 385.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Astikaya, Adharma.
Full-text: Astikaya, Dravya, Jivastikaya, Dharmastikaya, Akashastikaya, Pudgalastikaya.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On the sky < [Chapter 10]
Part 1 - On astikāyas < [Chapter 10]
Part 4 - More on dharmāstikāya < [Chapter 10]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (2): Ajiva (Insentient substances) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
4.3. Modern Cosmology < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
2.4. Dharma dravya, adharma dravya and akasha dravya < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
1.1. Substance (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Tattva 2: Ajīva (non-soul) < [Appendix 1.4: The nine tattvas]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
5.1. The Two Categories of Mokṣa in Jainism < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 17 - Pudgala < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]