Vasupujya, Vasupūjya, Vāsupūjya: 9 definitions
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Vasupujya 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 WörterbuchVāsupūjya (वासुपूज्य):—m. bei den Jaina Nomen proprium des [12ten] Arhant's der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī, eines Sohnes des Vasupūjyarāj, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 27.]
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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Starts with: Vasupujyanatha, Vasupujyaraj.
Full-text (+72): Campapuri, Jaya, Jayavati, Kumara, Toshala, Trivana, Murala, Kaishika, Vanayuja, Mallavarta, Pundra, Arbuda, Mudgara, Avartaka, Dasheraka, Nepala, Mula, Utkala, Tamralipta, Brahmottara.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Vasupujya, Vasu-pujya, Vāsu-pūjya, Vasupūjya, Vāsupūjya; (plurals include: Vasupujyas, pujyas, pūjyas, Vasupūjyas, Vāsupūjyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Vāsupūjya’s childhood < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Part 3: Vāsupūjya’s parents (king Vasupūjya and queen Jayā) < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Part 7: Refusal to marry < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On patriarchs < [Chapter 5]
Kalpa-sutra (Lives of the Jinas) (by Hermann Jacobi)
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.c - The lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras < [Chapter I - Introduction]