Alokakasha, Alokākāśa, Aloka-akasha: 4 definitions
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Alokakasha 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.
Alokakasha has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Alokākāśa can be transliterated into English as Alokakasa or Alokakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungĀlokākāśa (आलोकाकाश):—m. ein ausserweltlichter Raum [Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha 40,22.] [Govindānanda] zu [Bādarāyaṇa’s Brahmasūtra 2,2,33.(S.582).]
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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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.12 - The universe-space (lokākāśa) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 3.1 - The lower world (adholoka) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 9.7 - Deep reflections (anuprekṣā) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
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)
2.1. Concept of Space (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
2.2. Cosmic and Supracosmic Space < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
1.1. Substance (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 2.2.36 < [Adhikaraṇa 6 - Sūtras 33-36]
Brahma-Sūtra 2.2.33 < [Adhikaraṇa 6 - Sūtras 33-36]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter III.d - Division of jaina categories or substances < [Chapter III - Categories]
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]