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Akhyāyaka One who predicts making his caste etc. known. the consequences of omens. Ājñāpanikā Incurring karma Āgati Birth.
by ordering some evil action. Āgama Scripture, scriptural: Ādhaka One-fourth of a knowledge, authority, verbal Droņa. testimony, word.
Ātanka A fatal disease. Āgāra A house; an exception. Atapa A kind of body-making Āgāradharma The duty of a karma by the rise of which a householder.
soul gets hot body. Āgārin A householder. Ātāpana Practising austerity Āghāta Killing.
by enduring heat etc. Āghātamandala A slaughter- Ātman A soul, a self, a house.
conscious substance, a sentient Ācāmaka Water removed being. after boiling rice, pulse etc. Atmarūpa quality. Ācāmla A kind of austerity Atmavādin One who admits in which food is taken without the existence of soul as a salt etc.
substance. Acāra Conduct, behaviour, Atmașașthavādin One who practice.
admits the existence of soul in Acaravat One possessed of addition to the five elements. right conduct.
Ātmāngula A measure Acārya A preceptor; the head consisting of 108th part of the of a group of monks.
full height of a man. Acelakya Nakedness, nudity. Adānanikṣepasamiti CarefulAcchedya A sin incurred by
ness in taking up and laying snatching food from others
down things. and giving it to ascetics.
Ādikara A Tīthankara. Ājāti Birth
Āditirthařkara Rsabha, the Ājīva A fault incurred by an
first Tirthankara. ascetic by accepting food after Adirāja Rşabha, the first king.
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