Shasanadevata, Śāsanadevatā, Shasana-devata: 4 definitions
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Shasanadevata 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.
Shasanadevata has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śāsanadevatā can be transliterated into English as Sasanadevata or Shasanadevata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚāsanadevatā (शासनदेवता):—f. eine die Befehle eines Arhant's ausführende Göttin [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 46.]
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: Shasana, Devata.
Full-text (+36): Ajitabala, Siddhayika, Yakshi, Yaksha, Mahavenu, Vetasa, Ugrasena, Gomeda, Suluma, Amra, Kushmandini, Ambika, Kushmandi, Gomedha, Mallinatha, Neminatha, Mahayaksha, Aparajita, Dharanapriya, Yakshini.
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Appendix 1 - The Position of Yakṣas and Yakṣiṇīs in Jainism
Śāsanadevīs or Yakṣiṇīs from Ancient Bengal < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Single depiction of Ṛṣabhanātha sculptures < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 16: Ananta’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities) < [Chapter IV - Anantanāthacaritra]
Part 15: Sambhava’s messenger-deities (śāsanadevatās) < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Part 11: Śītala’s messenger-deities (śāsanadevatās) < [Chapter VIII - Śītalanāthacaritra]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)