Uttamapuruṣa

Published: 06.09.2016

Superhuman person- The person who is par excellence in his field, e.g., Arthat (1) (Tīrthaṅkara (ford-founder) (the omniscient founder of the religious order) in the religious field, Cakravartī (universal sovereign) in the field of enjoyment of material pleasure and Vāsudeva (semi-universal sovereign) in the field of action (worldly affairs).

uttamapurisā tivihā paṇṇattā, taṃ jahā-dhammapurisā, bhogapurisā, katnmapurisā. dhammapurisā arahāṃtā, bhogapurisā cakkavaṭṭī, kammapurissā vāsudevā.

(Sthā 3.33)

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Jaina Pāribhāṣika Śabdakośa
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