Purvas, the Glossary
The Fourteen Purvas (meaning ancient or prior knowledge) are a large body of Jain scriptures that was preached by all Tirthankaras (omniscient teachers) of Jainism encompassing the entire gamut of knowledge available in this universe.[1]
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25 relations: Anekantavada, Śvetāmbara, Bhadrabāhu, Digambara, Dravya, Drstivada, Ganadhara, Gautama Swami, Hemachandra, Hermann Jacobi, Jain literature, Jainism, Jambuswami, Karma in Jainism, Kevala jnana, Mahavira, Nirvana, Parishishtaparvan, Samavayanga Sutra, Satkhandagama, Sthulabhadra, Sudharmaswami, Tattva (Jainism), Tirthankara, Vyākhyāprajñapti.
Anekantavada
(अनेकान्तवाद, "many-sidedness") is the Jain doctrine about metaphysical truths that emerged in ancient India.
Śvetāmbara
The Śvetāmbara (also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara.
Bhadrabāhu
Ācārya Bhadrabāhu (c. 367 – c. 298 BC) was, according to both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara sects of Jainism, the last Shruta Kevalin (all knowing by hearsay, that is indirectly) in Jainism.
Digambara
Digambara ("sky-clad") is one of the two major schools of Jainism, the other being Śvetāmbara (white-clad).
Dravya
Dravya (द्रव्य) means substance or entity.
Drstivada
The Dṛṣṭivāda or Drishtivaad ("Disputation about views") is a lost text in the Jain religion. Purvas and Drstivada are Jain texts.
Ganadhara
In Jainism, the term Ganadhara is used to refer the chief disciple of a Tirthankara.
Gautama Swami
Gautama Swami, born as Indrabhuti Gautama was the first Ganadhara (chief disciple) of Mahavira, the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara of present half cycle of time.
Hemachandra
Hemachandra was a 12th century Indian Jain saint, scholar, poet, mathematician, philosopher, yogi, grammarian, law theorist, historian, lexicographer, rhetorician, logician, and prosodist.
Hermann Jacobi
Hermann Georg Jacobi (11 February 1850 – 19 October 1937) was an eminent German Indologist.
Jain literature
Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. Purvas and Jain literature are Jain texts.
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Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.
Jambuswami
Jambuswami (543-449 BCE) was the spiritual successor of Sudharmaswami in Jain religious order reorganised by Mahavira.
Karma in Jainism
Karma is the basic principle within an overarching psycho-cosmology in Jainism.
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Kevala jnana
Kevala jnana (केवल ज्ञान) or Kevala gyana, also known as Kaivalya, means omniscience in Jainism and is roughly translated as complete understanding or supreme wisdom.
Mahavira
Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान), the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Teacher) of Jainism.
Nirvana
Nirvana (निर्वाण nirvāṇa; Pali: nibbāna; Prakrit: ṇivvāṇa; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo. Routledge) is a concept in Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism), the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of soteriological release and the liberation from duḥkha ('suffering') and saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and rebirth.
Parishishtaparvan
The Parishishtaparvan also known as the Sthaviravalicharitra is a 12th-century Sanskrit mahakavya by Hemachandra which details the histories of the earliest Jain teachers. Purvas and Parishishtaparvan are Jain texts.
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Samavayanga Sutra
Samavayanga Sutra (c. 3rd-4th century BCE) is the 4th amongst the 12 Angas of the Jaina canon. Purvas and Samavayanga Sutra are Jain texts.
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Satkhandagama
The (Prakrit: "Scripture in Six Parts") is the foremost and oldest Digambara Jain sacred text. Purvas and Satkhandagama are Jain texts.
Sthulabhadra
Sthulabhadra (297-198 BCE) was a Jain monk who lived during the 3rd or 4th century BC.
Sudharmaswami
Sudharmaswami (Sudharmāsvāmī or Sudharman; 607 BC – 507 BC) was the fifth ganadhara of Mahavira.
Tattva (Jainism)
Jain philosophy explains that nine (Śvetāmbara tradition) or seven (Digambara tradition) tattva (truths or fundamental principles) constitute reality.
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Tirthankara
In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a saviour and supreme spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path).
Vyākhyāprajñapti
Vyākhyāprajñapti (व्याख्याप्रज्ञप्ति "Exposition of Explanations"), commonly known as the Bhagavati Sūtra (भगवतीसूत्र), is the fifth of the 12 Jain Agamas said to be promulgated by Mahāvīra. Purvas and Vyākhyāprajñapti are Jain texts.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purvas
Also known as Purva, Purvagata, Pūrvagata.